I started this project in my first year at the Design Academy Eindhoven: it was called B- support at the time and was meant as a emotional adviser. Using this old assignment for the new one on reframing the box was very fitted, as I always wanted to perfect it or at least develop it further.
During my research on the topic, I was struck by the words of Brené Brown in her book The Gifts of Imperfection , 2010. She talks about the courage of being vulnerable to expand our perception. In my research project Vulnerable I wanna tackle this very problematic: still aligned with the original aim to help people understanding themselves,
I focused this first part of my research on symbolics, connections and emotional resonance.
Therefore, I came up with three different approaches to the theme:
Family tree - Self reflection - Higher power