Inferno

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2023-05

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Alfred University

Abstract

Through a pictorial, sculptural, and performative exploration that represents the culmination of my research, I engender a self-transmogrification by linking these aspects to the body’s history and associations in order to reveal its transcendent potential. I base this pursuit on the reframing of traditional Iranian rituals, particularly those relating to cleansing, fire, and acts of self-punishment, while fear, desire, and alchemical processes are manifested in the fabrication of three-dimensional work. This coalesces into a countercultural display of taboo-breaking, unrepressed sexuality, and supposed degeneracy, particularly concerning the expectations and restrictions placed upon myself as a woman.

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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, Mixed media (Art), Ceramic sculpture, Performance Art

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http://hdl.handle.net/10829/30738

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Master of Fine Arts Thesis