Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Thesis Format

Monograph

Degree

Master of Fine Arts

Program

Art and Visual Culture

Supervisor

Soheila K. Esfahani

Abstract

Nuthin’ Lasts is a Master of Fine Arts thesis project comprised of the dossier and exhibition documentation presented at the Artlab Gallery from June 27th to July 18th, 2024. My multidisciplinary work and related research explore connections between materiality and autoconstruction. The Comprehensive Artist Statement is the first chapter of the dossier and explores the working methods I employ within my practice, as well as my interest in temporality and historicity. I describe my process and how it integrates improvisation and transformation, as well as the importance of ephemerality. The second chapter includes documentation of my work during the MFA program and the exhibition at the Artlab The third chapter of the dossier is an interview with artist Abraham Cruzvillegas about his practice and connection to autoconstruction and ephemerality.

Summary for Lay Audience

Nuthin’ Lasts is a Master of Fine Arts thesis project comprised of the dossier and the exhibition documentation presented at the Artlab Gallery from June 28th to July 18th, 2024. My artwork uses familiar objects to create large art installations. My connection with these objects often begins toward the end of their ‘useful life’, after they have been discarded and forgotten. My work extends the life and use of these objects through connections to their past. The history of each unique material I use is considered when I am creating my work through intuitive, ad-hoc processes. I also explore the ephemerality of my work; that is, why it is made to exist only temporarily and not made to be archival or lasting beyond initial exhibition.

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