Thesis Format
Integrated Article
Degree
Master of Fine Arts
Program
Visual Arts
Supervisor
Wood, Kelly
Abstract
This dossier is combined with my Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition, Absence and Proximity. This paper includes the following components: an extended artist statement, documentation of art practice and a case study of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s First Surface. The first two chapters investigate the digital representation of the body through affect, boundary and subjectivity. I also examine my material and technical choices related to these concepts. The last chapter focuses on how First Surface opens up the possibility of identification through building a body-technology complex.
Summary for Lay Audience
How does our relationship with the image shift when considering its new digital medium? Does the medium render the seeing experience more disembodied compared to seeing a printed or painted image? This paper searches for the answers by examining the digital image in relation to subjectivity and affect.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Zhizi, "Absence and Proximity" (2019). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 6504.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/6504
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