DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/GYSJ-0R53
Defense Date
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Photography and Film
First Advisor
Paul B. Thulin
Second Advisor
Amber Esseiva
Third Advisor
Justin James Reed
Abstract
My Eyes Due See is a multidimensional examination of the “black experience” in America. The installation is composed of a single-channel video, a music composition that utilizes music samples and live instrumentation, and sculptures made up of car parts and broomsedge grass. Each of these elements arranged in space share a nuanced and complicated view of blackness through the lens of a black man decoding personal history and American history simultaneously. Autonomy is the overarching theme throughout the work as it pertains to race, identity, urban and rural environments, and the relationship between generational trauma and nostalgia.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-8-2018
Included in
Audio Arts and Acoustics Commons, Composition Commons, Fine Arts Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons, Other Film and Media Studies Commons, Sculpture Commons