An interactive digital art piece that explores the impact of seemingly innocuous words on our daily lives. "Microaggressions" showcases a combination of "regular" words and "sensitive" words in an ever-changing collage of text. The sensitive words are colored in red to represent the microaggressions that cause pain and discomfort.
As users interact with the words, they can discover hidden microaggressions amidst the sea of text, revealing the omnipresence of these hurtful phrases in our daily conversations. By clicking on the words, users can witness the text physically reacting - increasing in size, changing color, or vibrating - which serves as a metaphor for the emotional response elicited by these seemingly harmless expressions.
This artwork is implemented using JavaScript and is based on the HTML5 Canvas API. The canvas-based artwork dynamically generates the ever-changing collage of text.
- An interactive digital art piece
- Combination of "regular" words and "sensitive" words
- Sensitive words are colored in red to represent microaggressions
- Text physically reacts to user interaction
- A metaphor for the emotional response elicited by microaggressions
- Invites viewers to reflect on the power of language and to reconsider the impact of their own words on others
- Clone this repository.
- Open index.html in your browser.
- Interact with the text to explore the microaggressions.
This project was created by Digital Altar.