OLIVIA   OBEN

. . . is an interdisciplinary visual designer and researcher interested in exploring cultural ownership, binaries, and systems in and through graphics, design, publications, and physical media. 


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06 [A RE-INTERPRETATION OF] 
ORNAMENT AND THE FEMININE  2023

135 French-fold pages
Spiral-bound
Printed and bound at CSM Publications


A visual and written re-interpretation of this essay as an ally to cultural maximalism– helping us to view it as spiritual, meaningful, and transcendent rather than simply a visual code. From personal belongings and anecdotes to larger cultural symbols, this re-interpretation of “Ornament And Femininity” illustrates how ornament is part of everyday lives and the basis of various tangible cultures outside the Western canon and sphere.






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