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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-4799
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Art
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2021
Month Degree Awarded
February
Abstract
The Passing Show, examines the interface between contemplative practices and the destabilizing effect of the carnivalesque. A repurposed early 20th century merry-go- round is reconfigured as a conceptual vehicle for renewing our attention to removing hindrances. The site-specific installation, titled Vimoksha, is viewed through the lens of the radical imaginary, investigating notions of karmic inheritance through a heuristic approach to material processes, personal history, kinetics and sound.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/20168830
First Advisor
Shona Macdonald
Second Advisor
Susan Jahoda
Third Advisor
Robin Mandel
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Fanelli, Kathryn, "The Passing Show" (2021). Masters Theses. 1011.
https://doi.org/10.7275/20168830
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1011
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