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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
2018
Month Degree Awarded
February
Abstract
Through a large-scale installation called mantle, I explore how the queer body becomes uncanny to the home through a human sized dollhouse and using scenic design ideas. Home for many is a safe place, but for queers, it can be a difficult one, wrought with not belonging in a childhood of heteronormativity. Being stuck in that heteronormative space is what I communicate through a stage set, composed of four theater flats, printed and collaged wallpaper, free-standing photos mounted on MDF, a giant necklace in a separate room, and impromptu pieces made in the space.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/10895013
First Advisor
Benjamin Jones
Second Advisor
Kimberlee Perez
Third Advisor
Robin Mandel
Fourth Advisor
Jenny Vogel
Recommended Citation
Hannon, David, "Mantle" (2018). Masters Theses. 602.
https://doi.org/10.7275/10895013
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/602