Progress
Progress is an omnipresent word. There’s no run-away from the term, be it progress in technology, in the job or learning progress throughout the life of a human being — to name just a few examples of many. But how often do we ask for a deeper meaning behind this little word? Or, what does progress really mean?
The projects examines the term progress and the related questions in a theoretical, as well in a practical manner. The theoretical parts deals with progress from a scientifical and a historical perspective, revealing the development of progress as a way of thinking within western societies and analyzes our modern understanding of progress in a critical way. The practical part deals with progress from an artistical perspective and consists of 8 graphics, attended by shorter texts about different topics which are related to progress.
The typical »white-box« aesthetic of the average artist’s books was ditched, because in my opinion this project is more of a mixture of art, science and design, than an art-only project.
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Die Grafiken
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/534cb70d2b-1699437445/atomzeitalter-640x.webp)
Faded Progess
The Atomic Age
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/910df97f0e-1699437445/kunststoff-640x.webp)
Synthetic Progress
The Discovery of Plastic
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/215ce19119-1699437445/automatisierung-640x.webp)
Technological Progress
Die Automation
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/30dc448108-1699437445/antispeziesismus-640x.webp)
Ethical Progress
Der Anti-Speciesism
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/bb32fa7d47-1699437445/antichauvinismus-640x.webp)
Moral Progress
The End of Chauvinism
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/d2a3e58e71-1699437445/gruene-revolution-640x.webp)
Dangerous Progress
The Industrialization of Agriculture
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/cbfe9d4b7a-1699437445/freier-markt-640x.webp)
Economic Progress
The Free Market
![](https://fabianmichael.de/media/pages/work/fortschritt/4d0bf7ca1a-1699437445/abnabelung-640x.webp)
Personal Progress
Coming of Age