TRANSMUTATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA (ACADEMIC BURNOUT AND FOMO) INTO CYANOTYPE ART CREATION

Mujtaba, Zulfan Ali
Kuntoro, Adi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

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.