Phantasmatic: Interrogating The (IM)Materiality Of Bodies Through Wool And Clay

Author

Alexandria J. Arceneaux, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Semester of Graduation

Summer 2019

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Art

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

Phantasmaticis an exploration of materials and materiality which relies on the concept of the phantasmatic body elucidated in Gayle Salamon’s work Assuming a Body: Transgender and Rhetorics of Materiality. This thesis is an exploration of these ideas. In my work, I use wool and clay to represent the material (known) and phantasmatic (sensed) bodies in an effort to explore an expanded understanding of the body at large. My work is also an effort to expand my own understanding of my phantasmatic body and its relationship to (my) materiality.

Recommended Citation

Arceneaux, Alexandria J., "Phantasmatic: Interrogating The (IM)Materiality Of Bodies Through Wool And Clay" (2019). LSU Master's Theses. 4938.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4938

Committee Chair

Celentano, Denyce

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_theses.4938