Identifier
etd-04152013-155609
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
“Placed Residue” is a series of eight works that highlight nature and its transformative quality. The video, photos, and sculptural objects, contained in the show, call attention to different materials and how they undergo growth and decay. Using various resources ranging from Kinect to video projection I incorporate the unnatural in order to depict a natural narrative involving the viewer. In order to emulate these natural processes, a cause and effect system had been developed where nature completes the final object. These systems activate the material providing for behaviors to be visible through their tactile qualities and allowing for their properties and behaviors to relate with the viewer. With this Thesis exhibition I hope to show people that the world is alive around us and that we are a part of a bigger system, which we can see through a closer attention to matter.
Date
2013
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
LaPann, Thomas, "Placed residue" (2013). LSU Master's Theses. 1962.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1962
Committee Chair
McClay, Malcom
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.1962