Obscure
→ BFA THESIS
Obscure is an exploration of hidden experiences of glass child syndrome which are siblings of people who are disabled by sharing my personal experience. By sharing my personal experience as a glass child, in what ways can I use multi-sensory design to validate and reveal the invisible thoughts of a glass child to educate families and mental health professionals?
ROLE:
Editorial Designer
INSTRUCTOR:
Jun Hierholzer
YEAR:
2025–2026
The purpose of this project was simple—by sharing my story, I hope the audience can take the time to visualize what glass children go through and to empathize with their lifelong struggle—feeling obscured.
At the end of each chapter, vellum overlays and fold-outs reveal new information and content. This reflects feeling invisible and not understood, with hidden thoughts slowly being revealed.
Obscure in Motion offers a vivid adaption of the printed book in a time-based experience. Using the imagery and writing from Chapter 1, I maintained a slow and subtle pacing to evoke a similar reflective experience of the book.
