Xavier University - Cincinnati
Providence College
CUNY City College
Ateneo de Manila University
Albright College
Union College - Schenectady, NY
Rollins College
New Commandments,
2023
Rhode Island School of Design
New Commandments, Jacob Sussman
Masters Theses
I reach into the earth, pull out mud-encrusted objects, and recombine them to define new meanings. With every object transposed, the past breaks down; new potentials form. “New Commandments” recombines historical symbolism through an intuitive building, destroying, and merging to reimagine or re-establish meaning.
The work critiques rites of passage, masculinity, and stereotypes by deconstructing how histories, ideologies, and preconceptions form.
As a queer person raised in-between Judaism and Christianity, social preconceptions and religious expectations festered my formation. Our choice is taken away at this moment of conception. To take back autonomy, I reimagine historical, and religious symbolism and transmute …
A Presence Of P____ And W__Th,
2023
Rhode Island School of Design
A Presence Of P____ And W__Th, Riley Wilson
Masters Theses
This body of work examines the involvement of association as it relates to our cultural interpretations of natural phenomena. Flowers and animals, both real and imagined, have been used as symbols for human morality since the beginning of human history. Two sources with which I drew inspiration from are medieval bestiaries and the Victorian practice of flower language. By combining elements from these references, I aim to pair this idea about the human need for classification with my own considerations about my identity. In combination, I also aim to highlight the responsibility that is intrinsic to curiosity. When faced with …
Making Then Meaning,
2023
Rhode Island School of Design
Making Then Meaning, Ben Denzer
Masters Theses
This is an artist talk contained within a book. It is 816 pages and 49 minutes long. Closed captions run across the spreads. A video of this talk can be watched on bendenzer.com/making-then-meaning
At RISD, I’ve been prompted to expand the scope and tools of my practice and to reflect on questions of meaning in my work.
I spend my days making things, but I’ve never really had good answers to questions of why I make the things I make, or what their meaning is. I don’t think there are simple answers to these questions.
I think meaning comes from …
Eco-Interoception: What Plants, Fungi And Protista Have Taught My Body,
2023
Southern Methodist University
Eco-Interoception: What Plants, Fungi And Protista Have Taught My Body, Sara Riley Dotterer
Art Theses and Dissertations
To me, ecology is the relational, full-body awareness that I am made up of and deeply connected to everything around me; and for better or worse, this is reciprocal. I form ecotones, an ecological transitional zone between two ecosystems, with the world around me. I use this ecotonal lens to blur binaries and dissolve boundaries between me and the world “outside my body.” During my Masters of Fine Arts at Southern Methodist University, I have continuously explored and represented the lives of various more-than-human species outside of my body, including plants, fungi and protista through an ecotonal lens. Although these …
A Vendor At The Grand Forks, Nd, Farmer’S Market Baffled Me,
2023
University of North Dakota
A Vendor At The Grand Forks, Nd, Farmer’S Market Baffled Me, Elena Uhlenkamp
Floodwall Magazine
No abstract provided.
Unentangle Me,
2023
University of North Dakota
An Ode To Fiji And Its Visitors,
2023
University of North Dakota
An Ode To Fiji And Its Visitors, Katerina Sladko
Floodwall Magazine
No abstract provided.
Cold Yet?,
2023
University of North Dakota
Feminine Rage,
2023
University of North Dakota
A Love Letter To Chatgpt,
2023
University of North Dakota
Global Warming,
2023
University of North Dakota
Aubade With Three Persons,
2023
University of North Dakota
Aubade With Three Persons, Linnea Nelson
Floodwall Magazine
Runner-up for the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry
Returning To North Dakota,
2023
University of North Dakota
Returning To North Dakota, Linnea Nelson
Floodwall Magazine
Runner-up for the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry
Planting Greek Tomatoes,
2023
University of North Dakota
Planting Greek Tomatoes, Linnea Nelson
Floodwall Magazine
Runner-up for the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry
Mug Of Adoration,
2023
University of North Dakota
Marie In The Fall,
2023
University of North Dakota
The Last Breath,
2023
University of North Dakota
Abstraction,
2023
University of North Dakota
The Prairie,
2023
University of North Dakota
The Prairie, Casey Fuller
Floodwall Magazine
Winner of the 2023 Thomas McGrath Award for Poetry
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Blues,
2023
University of North Dakota
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Blues, Chad Erickstad
Floodwall Magazine
No abstract provided.
