Thesis
Call of the void: Intermedia and convergent experiences
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
05/2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000004081
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/125090
Abstract
This body of work presents multiple thresholds that offer imaginary access to Void-like spaces, and bodily experiences of these spaces that are felt rather than lived. L'appel du vide is a French idiom that literally translates to "the call of the Void," but more poetically describes intrusive thoughts related to one's immediate surroundings--like standing at the edge of a cliff and imagining, despite oneself, how the ordeal of actually falling might feel. Edge moments like these invite one to live out, mentally, the mortal possibilities presented by the situation. The paintings are not portals, as such, but invite the viewer to experience a thinning of the veil; to brush up against the edge of the unknown, containing everything and nothing. The projection and entryway offer suggestions for what these undefined, liminal spaces may hold.
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Details
- Title
- Call of the void
- Creators
- Kelsey Elizabeth Shine Baker
- Contributors
- Joseph Hedges (Advisor) - Washington State University, Department of Fine Arts
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Fine Arts
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900890788501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis