DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/MJA1-4G34
Defense Date
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts
First Advisor
Susie Ganch
Second Advisor
Debbie Quick
Third Advisor
Bohyun Yoon
Abstract
My mission is to bring attention to the unusual, undefined, and fluid connections we have to objects through various avenues of experience. Things, objects, and devices have shaped our culture, environment, and personal philosophies. We live, grow, learn, and mourn with objects. We worship, sympathize, and relate to objects. But what I am most interested in is a human tendency to retreat to objects, allowing them to mediate experiences of friendship and intimacy between people.
During my graduate studies, I have been evaluating my personal and professional connections with others in order to understand how technology such as smart phones and computers have become so intertwined in these relationships.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-12-2015