Making Sense
"My fascination with symbols is rooted in how weird and misplaced I felt in my own context…"
What makes semioticians tick? We asked members of the international community of semiotic practitioners to answer 10 questions. Here's a series overview, organized by region.
"My fascination with symbols is rooted in how weird and misplaced I felt in my own context…"
"I embrace every project as a new challenge — there is always something new to discover."
"I would like to see a shift towards greater mindfulness and intentionality in how symbols are used and interpreted."
"Emancipating through meaning within culture, as a human being, is good. But emancipating through meaning within nature, as a living being, is better."
"Consumers live within a 'book,' but they can only tell you about its plot."
"Semiotics provides the tools necessary to speak new worlds confidently and meaningfully."
"Jumping from huge socio-political questions to cheese, and everything in-between, is very rewarding."
"Semioticians are guardians of meaning. That’s a sacred responsibility."
"Present the work straightforwardly, without falling in love with your own voice."
"Resolving tensions or finding new ways to frame an issue often requires some counterfactual thinking."