It Hurts; Microaggressions
It Hurts; Microaggressions explores the emotional and psychological toll of microaggressions through tactile design, poetry, and typographic experimentation. Drawing on the concept of “death by a thousand cuts,” the work visualises how repeated, seemingly minor comments or actions accumulate to cause lasting harm. A series of four posters—all held in a scalpel-cut card sleeve—uses a disrupted grid system, crochet symbols, and thin Noto typeface to evoke the quiet, repetitive damage microaggressions inflict. Accompanying this is a moving image piece featuring red yarn being pulled and stretched, symbolising emotional tension and erosion, layered with a voiceover of a poem written and recorded by the artist. Targeted toward educators, policy makers and students, the project highlights how implicit bias is often learned and absorbed from a young age. Through materiality, rhythm, and tension, this work invites viewers to observe, reflect, and engage with the often invisible experience of marginalised and minority groups.
