Thrihelia
The Plot Shift
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Thrihelia Xu
2024This practice is a thought experiment presented in the format of an experimental publication. It is a situated between the disciplines of art, philosophy, and sociology, focusing on the by-products of persuading rationality in terms of exploring the human field of view and how they influence what and how people see and think through different eras and contexts. The title, ‘The Plot Shift,’ describes a phenomenon: the invention of the perspective system, representing rationality and absolute authority, coinciding with the peak of Western hegemony in terms of power and cultural output. However, after this period, the Western monopoly on standards setting and controlling public horizon has gradually been blurred and shaken in time, even exploding into astonishing possibilities in the context of 2024.