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Describe Jean Baudrillard’s concept of the orders of simulacra in relation to design in a modern / post modern age. Assess the influence of Baudrillard’s ideas on the film The Matrix (or a film of your choice).
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Describe Jean Baudrillard's concept of the orders of simulacra in relation to design in a modern / post modern age. Assess the influence of Baudrillard's ideas on the film The Matrix (or a film of your choice). Adam Coward Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons) Design Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Design 29/04/2004 'A commodity appears at first sight, a very trivial thing, and easily understood. Its analysis shows that it is in reality, a very queer thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties' (Marx). It has long been a condition of western culture to act for the accumulation of material objects. This is in part due to the capitalist nature of the world within which we live. Marx identifies in 'The Critique of Capitalism' the emergence of two new classes of people, namely 'capitalists' and 'labourers'. The term 'capitalist' describes any person who has personal ownership of capital, which 'consists of raw materials, instruments...
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