Under the Skin
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2023
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Alfred University
Abstract
My work exists to capture, give form to and emanate feelings experienced. I rely on the body who retains their vivid memory. Every feeling I pursue must find its material form. That material form sets its own requirements in terms of the appropriate mediums to use. I do not subscribe to any particular medium for my art. I often use media technologies that are familiar to me together with other mediums because they help me achieve the forms I pursue. I work with four dimensions, space and time, as they are sensed by the body. My sensorial interest often results in immersive or interactive installations where I try to involve the viewer’s body as a sensorium. I choose materials that engage as many senses as possible. I have a penchant for textiles because they involve touch. I use carbonized wood and essential oils to stimulate the sense of smell. Video projection helps me gen erate the ghostly effects of fleeting memories or the persistence of traumatic obsessions. Robotic kinesis helps me recreate memories associated with movements. Books allow me to engage the viewers with greater intimacy. I do not tell stories. I try to place the viewer in situations where the experiences will generate feelings, they will recognize through the bodily memories revived. The human body that senses and remembers serves as our com mon denominator. The viewers provide the stories to themselves.
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Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
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MFA thesis