DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/2JBT-8Q84
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7052-8931
Defense Date
2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Sculpture + Extended Media
First Advisor
Corin Hewitt
Second Advisor
Kendall Buster
Third Advisor
Lily Cox-Richard
Abstract
How to Remain a Stranger / Encountering, in a Basement consists of two parallel essays. On the lefthand side of the page, How to Remain a Stranger explores the ways that the legend of the Wandering Jew, the Tradescantia genus of plants, peddlers, and exile relate to my practice of collecting, sorting, and combining found objects. On the righthand side, Encountering, in a Basement describes my thesis exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Focusing on the idea of the encounter, I detail the materials, considerations, and processes behind four of the ten sculptures in the show. Together, the two texts meander, mimicking the movement of objects and the paths I take as I encounter them in the world.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-7-2025
Included in
Art Practice Commons, Jewish Studies Commons, Sculpture Commons