Thesis
Homesick
Washington State University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101055
Abstract
Homesick is the result of my attempt to engage the perception of the viewer through light, sound, and space. The combination of these elements is intended to serve as a catalyst for evoking memories of home. They also create a perceptual space that engages all the senses as well as the inspection of the mind. I built a light and sound installation to create a cognitive place within the gallery. From each position or vantage point within the room the viewer may be able to gain a different perception of the space as a whole. When the participant takes their first step in the space, their motion activates a sensor, which plays an audio piece. Multiple speakers are arranged through inconspicuous means within the walls of the room. I selected sounds most listeners would associate with home. Such sounds include nondescript TV noise, refrigerator humming, and a running vacuum cleaner, among others. I seek to define the physical structure of the space as a smaller stage set within the larger theater of the gallery. I have made a conscious decision to copy the basic gallery architecture on the inside. The only light source is from the window I have constructed on one of the walls. It splashes colored light that is based off my memories of the colors of my childhood home. The outside of the room is left in its natural unfinished construction to call attention to the illusion inside.
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Details
- Title
- Homesick
- Creators
- Christopher Ireland
- Contributors
- Nik Miesel (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Fine Arts, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525094901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis