Object language, “all intentional and unintentional displays of material things…”, the implicit messages that one gets from the materials that one possesses. In a way, objects can send a message of who a person is, enforcing the idea that ‘We are what we have’. Clothing is a very known ideal of how materials can construct a particular interpretation. However, built environments and the elements of size, materials, linear perspective, lighting temperature, noise, and overall sensory stimulation are not exactly things that one immediately thinks of when thinking of nonverbal communication.
This is an interesting concept because when we think of nonverbal communication, the extent of object communication would be the clothes that one wears. However, considering the impressions gets from materials, for instance, built environments, the buildings that we see can influence how we think, whether about what we should wear, what services are within that building and if it is good, how to act, or even if we are the type of person that would be allowed in. Materials can give us the impressions of power, different types of feelings and atmospheres, and the people who may own these materials. Certain factors of materials can make people tense and uncomfortable, and relaxed and at ease.
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