Date of Award
Summer 8-1-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Christina West
Second Advisor
Craig Drennen
Third Advisor
Susan Richmond
Fourth Advisor
Joe Peragine
Abstract
Traumatic triggers come in many forms: the smell of a rose, the taste of a warm pie, the sound of music, the gaze of a loved one, and the touch of soft soil. What appears ordinary to one may repel another, but the tension between these two opposing reactions is what entices me as an artist. Every trigger is tied to a specific memory which causes me, as a survivor, to question my reality and what I believe to be true. Is this love or is this abuse? What happens when I succumb to the memory that haunts me? My work addresses themes of domesticity, trauma, and sentimentality through the creation of sculpture and video works. Asunder is a minefield of such works that are my response to personal trauma while offering a space for outside connection.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/10459920
Recommended Citation
Ballard, Rachel, "Asunder." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/10459920