artifact

Describe an artifact that represents the community you're currently investigating for Paper 3. Why is this an important artifact? What is its significance to the community, and does its meaning change when it's removed from the context of that community?

Infrared rays. This "artifact" represents the colorblind community because we cannot see it, but it exists. In the same way, there are colors that normal people see, but people that are color deficient cannot. The visible spectrum is a very small part of the spectrum. There are things like infrared rays that are part of the spectrum, yet not visible to the naked eye. This "artifact" is important because it represents or symbolizes the indistinguishable colors of people that are colorblind. If it is removed, in a sense, from the community there wouldn't be much of a tangible response or reaction. Since infrared isn't visible to anyone, it wouldn't really be an issue. It is more of a symbol than anything. It is a symbol of the existence of the unseen. Though most colorblind people can see colors, not all hues are distinct.