Concept, Research & Analyse, Illustration & Animation, UI/UX Design
No images, no sound and no voices in your head. No visual memory of your past, no visual image of your future. Sounds extraordinary, but for some people it is part of everyday life.
"Das innere Auge" is an interactive exhibition that depicts the everyday lives of people with aphantasia, explains the differences in cognitive processing and experience and encourages visitors to see through the eyes of those affected by aphantasia.
Through an exploratory narrative structure, visitors with diverse backgrounds and interests can explore the exhibition in their own way. Each person has the autonomy to decide the sequence of engagement with the content and which sections they may want to skip entirely.
The design inspiration for the exhibition primarily stems from the style of the illustrator Luis Mendo. The illustrated sections in the exhibition embrace a style that is both surreal and abstract, aligning perfectly with our theme as it remains both abstract and yet to be fully explored.
The exhibition content is divided into four aspects: the scientific aspect, the daily life of aphantasics (including their thoughts and feelings), a showcase of the visual imagination of aphantasics, and methods to determine whether one has Aphantasia through testing.
Intents
What is the world of aphantasics like?
People with aphantasia vary in the extent of their condition. Some cannot imagine pictures at all, while others may visualize objects. Most fall within the spectrum's center. Aphantasia has subtypes, but they're not clearly defined yet.
Influence of the aphantasia
Aphantasia, not a medical condition, can lead to socio-psychological factors like low self-esteem and social challenges. Through personal stories, we aim to convey the experiences of those with aphantasia to visitors.
How is aphantasia created?
Most aphantasists have an innate aphantasia or genetically determined aphantasia. The combination of genes involved is still unknown to science. However, observations show that aphantasia is more common in families.
Tailored Listening Experience
As aphantasia is often unrecognized, testing is necessary. Binocular rivalry, a reliable method, involves displaying different images to each eye, and the brain switches between them. Aphantasics struggle with visual imagination, making them unaware of the images, allowing a test to diagnose aphantasia by observing their perception of image switching.
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