Date of Award
5-3-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Nancy Floyd
Second Advisor
Constance Thalken
Third Advisor
Jill Frank
Fourth Advisor
Matthew Sugarman
Abstract
The Feeling of Being OK is an exhibition of appropriated imagery from unknown abandoned collections. Using the tension found in the enigmatic aspects of these materials, I investigate the fragility of the photograph and its capacity to fabricate memory and narrative. Designed to be a meditation on William Faulkner’s 1930 novel As I Lay Dying, this series focuses on themes including empathy and indifference, instability of identity, and life’s inevitable fate. By incorporating found materials such as vernacular objects and text into the installation, the potential for meaning is broadened. The work is installed in constellations or vignettes, allowing for metaphorical and poetic readings of the newly recontextualized material.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/10067704
Recommended Citation
Lee, Benjamin B., "The Feeling of Being Ok." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/10067704