DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/38QR-M353
Defense Date
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Kinetic Imaging
First Advisor
Orla Mc Hardy
Second Advisor
Robert M Kaputof
Third Advisor
Nicole M Killian
Abstract
Through the study of Kwai, a popular short-video social media platform in China, this thesis investigates the social issues, media class divides and aesthetics specific to Kwai culture. It further proposes a strategy of artistic practice - parallel narrative - an experiment in video art production and editing techniques that explores new possibilities of narrative in video art. Integrating theoretical research on Post-Internet art and object-oriented ontology, this thesis reveals people’s ability to digest multisource information and shows how mobile technologies and open-source materials contribute to the formation of parallel narratives.
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Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-10-2019