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KOWLEDAGE OF DENCENTRALISATION
Individual Work
March - June 2020
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Instructor: Edwina Brisbane
Melbourne, Australia
Library has been functioning as storage of information and knowledge for hundreds of years. However, the role of library needs to be regenerated as the modern way of communicating has become far more fragmented and decentralised. The traditional mass media has been criticised for its propaganda with its subjective value and etc.
The design was inspired by short-video sharing social media and its algorithm. Campbell and Paul Levinson’s discussion on knowledge epistemology also plays an important part in this design.
The project will be zoned based on three chapters of knowledge epistemology. Generation, inspection and publication to allow anyone can participate in the production of knowledge or information. Hence, the library is no long carrying the responsibility of storing information only, but producing fresh new knowledge.
The process of producing knowledge and information was centralised as the people or users did not have the right to take the role of generator and lots of valuable information could be omitted. The conventional library was similar to traditional media as they all have their own bias or preference on what information should be given out to the readers or the audience who can actually swap their role to generator.
Conventional Library System
The project maintains the normal or conventional library function. The giant shelves work as normal storage of books and etc. like regular library.
Generation, Inspection and Publication
The main function of the project has shifted towards a new form of public media platform which allow the users to upload their knowledge as they wish their works to be published and exhibited.
Information Centre - Algorithm System
Even though the inspection part has users’ engagement and the project suggests to give the right of selection back to the users, but algorithm still works as a highly objective administrator to keep the whole library run correctly.
