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ORCID
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Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Art
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2017
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
The Loss You Feel is an examination of my personal artistic exploration of disposable objects and everyday actions as sites of potential introspection and understanding. Through an investigation of the mundane and its capacity for transformation, this paper maintains that a more deliberate engagement with the prosaic may reveal dynamic spaces between the familiar and the strange, the inanimate and the autonomous, and that actively engaging these spaces helps to facilitate both empathy and understanding.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/10150644
First Advisor
Susan Jahoda
Second Advisor
Shona Macdonald
Third Advisor
Robin Mandel
Recommended Citation
Napoli, Andrew, "The Loss You Feel" (2017). Masters Theses. 522.
https://doi.org/10.7275/10150644
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/522