Migrant Emotions - Design

Interactive Artifacts to Express Migrants' Emotional Needs

This experimental project, developed by design students at Tecnológico de Monterrey, explores the power of design beyond its traditional role as a problem-solving tool. Through this initiative, the students aim to understand and give voice to the emotional needs of migrants living in a state of perpetual transit in Tijuana.

Guided by professors José de la O, Pier Peruccio, and Oscar Mendoza, the students employed critical design methodologies and physical computing to create interactive artifacts that convey the complex emotional experiences of migrants from diverse groups, including trans individuals, members of the LGBT community, those integrated into Mexican society, foreigners in Mexico, and those fleeing domestic violence.

We deeply appreciate the support of Centro32 for facilitating contact with migrants and for their essential collaboration in conducting interviews with a sensitive and respectful approach.