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Four posters stuck to a plain stone wall. Two have the text 'You are what you eat', the other two have the text, 'Food for thought?' A single chair sits in the centre.

Preethika Asokan — One of the best things about studying in an international environment

One of the best things about studying in an international environment is that it brings you into contact with people from all over the world, which exposes you to a variety of different cultures.

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What are the factors that influence each culture and its people? Are we biologically wired differently? And does culture affect the way we perceive and interpret visuals? All these riveting questions led to the core of my project.

The body of work explores the multicultural perception of Individualist and Collectivist cultures with the help of existing hypotheses in cross-cultural psychology.

Two postage stamps, one shows a pile of rice in the centre, the other shows kernels of wheat.
3D illustration of an empty room with the text 'Fixed view' at the top-centre. A black circle with text inside it rotates.
A version of 'The Last Supper' by Da Vinci. An eyeball (a small black circle inside a larger white circle) is imposed where Jesus is sitting and moves around.

As part of my final project, I designed an office card game that can help multicultural organisations identify the potential of both individualists and collectivists in the workspace. The game is about embracing and testing out both sides of the cultural spectrum in a fun, lively manner. I believe understanding the cross-cultural differences in institutional and organisational dimensions will create a healthy and fruitful work environment.

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