Pandaemonium – Newton
Newton – 112 is a poem written by William Blake, mocking the discoveries of Newton, Voltaire and Rousseau. ‘Mock on, mock on: Tis all in vain!’ Blake touches on how with Newtons discoveries, the world can be explained away with maths and logic, and contributed to an overly rationalised world. This creates a tension between reason and imagination, as Newton is a symbol of supreme intellect but the Industrial Revolution came with emotional, social and spiritual costs. I created a collection of posters in response to this account, using typography, heavily inspired by works of Dafi Kuhne and Hansjorg Mayer, exploring how I could push the boundaries of traditional letterpress techniques.
