Reality Doula is a noir design poster project that describes a brainwashing technology in the future. It is painful to let go of one’s perception of reality to accept a version of “truth” that is forced upon. Government, political party, and corporate propaganda, institutional lies, erasure of history, media blackout or distorted facts … we are constantly exposed to messages by the rich and the powerful, and it seems that we have to be extremely diligent about consuming media contents so we are not deceived.

How much agency do we actually have? What if we are forced to accept these messages as truth or otherwise it would have dire consequences? How do we deal with this loss? Reality Doula connects directly to your brain, and aid you as you transition to a different version of reality. Just like birth doula and death doula, Reality Doula connects with your emotional needs via visual, auditory and tactile hallucination, holding your hand as you once again become governable.

This poster uses illustration and typography to convey the idea that Reality Doula help you “obey reality”. I played with typography by layering small prints of “obey reality” to create a black and white background.I took inspiration from the 1988 film They Live.