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Abstract

The pressure of hustle culture and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) in the digital era have triggered an escalation of academic burnout among students, demanding alternative psychological recovery interventions beyond verbal clinical approaches. This research aims to explore the creation of alternative Cyanotype photography as a medium for catharsis and resistance against toxic productivity. Utilizing a Practice-Based Research methodology with an autoethnographic approach, data were extracted from the researcher's subjective experiences and transmuted into a visual artifact titled "Metamorfosis yang Lelah". The cultural studies approach and wabi-sabi aesthetics are specifically applied to analyze visual elements in the Prussian Blue luminescence, a natural butterfly figure with an asymmetrical torn wing, and branch circularity, which represent the discourse of unproductive rest and mental fragility.

Bahasa Abstract

Penciptaan ini bukan sekadar mengejar nilai estetikaTekanan hustle culture dan Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) di era digital telah memicu eskalasi academic burnout pada mahasiswa, menuntut adanya intervensi pemulihan psikologis alternatif di luar pendekatan klinis verbal. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi penciptaan fotografi alternatif Cyanotype sebagai medium katarsis dan perlawanan terhadap produktivitas toksik. Menggunakan metodologi Practice-Based Research dengan pendekatan autoetnografi, data diekstraksi dari pengalaman subjektif peneliti yang ditransmutasikan menjadi seri artefak visual berjudul "Metamorfosis yang Lelah", "Beban di Paruh Waktu", "Padma di Tengah Kebisingan", dan "Ekspektasi di Ujung Sarang". Pendekatan kajian budaya dan estetika wabi-sabi secara spesifik diaplikasikan untuk membedah elemen rupa pada pendaran Prussian Blue, figur kupu-kupu bersayap asimetris, hingga sirkularitas ranting yang merepresentasikan wacana kerapuhan mental dan ruang jeda (unproductive rest).

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