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Theses/Dissertations

2023

Sculpture

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Half Of Two Hungers, Aida A. Lizalde Rios Jan 2023

Half Of Two Hungers, Aida A. Lizalde Rios

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Abstract

half of two hungers is an extension of my sculptural practice; a weaving of the ambiguous borders of memory, trauma, disease, identity, assimilation, survival, spirituality, love, erotics, and desire. It is a psychological and sensorial landscape, where I travel consciously and subconsciously to pull shapes and material experiences out into the world of bodies and objects.


Vesptures, Nyasha T. Chigama Ms Jan 2023

Vesptures, Nyasha T. Chigama Ms

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Abstract

This is an invitation into the delicate space of living between two worlds, of having feelings of happiness and sadness at the same time. Delicate emotions and situations which are not easy to share but are paramount in my research of what it takes to want more out of being just a parent, come from a certain country than the one I am living in, and navigate between two cultures. This is a journey around some of the experiences I have faced when I found myself in a different space other than the one I grew up in. The …