Siyao Yu

Embodying post-privacy

Throughout my architectural practice, the question of ‘what is home’ has always intrigued me. In architecture, we typically address this question through physical and practical designs, yet I’ve often felt that this approach falls short of capturing the full essence of home.

Growing up with the internet, I found community, identity, memories, and a sense of belonging online – all elements that define ‘home’ for me. In many ways, my home is partly virtual.

The practice of interior architecture is often described as making a border between the inside and the outside, the private and the public. Our digital culture results in us carrying our phones into the most private corners of our houses and transforming us into anonymous beings when using them in public spaces. This has blurred the line between what is private and what is public. Although we acknowledge that the traditional notions of privacy are eroding and we are entering an era and condition of ‘post-privacy’, our attitudes and architectural practices have yet to catch up.

Through my theoretical research, I’ve discovered that while we intellectually understand the concept of post-privacy, our bodies haven’t adapted. There’s nothing that triggers our instinctual responses, leaving us unsure of how to react.

For my graduation project, I developed several works that aim to inform and train our instincts about post-privacy with proposed concepts for what our homes could look like in this embodied reality. My goal is to expand our understanding of this cultural shift and guide us towards making ethical and informed decisions in architecture.

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