Abstract

Pins aims to portray the societal landscape observed and experienced by me as an international student, highlighting sociological concerns like hatred and hate crimes instead of focusing on surface-level metrics such as the risk and fatality rates of COVID-19. Through this work, I want to remind the audience of the multifaceted nature of society and the emotions evoked by COVID-19, prompting reflection on the role of art during times of crisis. While transforming my original medium of metal objects into an installation art format, I explored concepts such as spacing, installation, cognition, narrative, and multiple senses. I integrated these elements into a unified format called theatrical installation art. In Pins, the "bowling" is used as a narrative to evoke a sense of "distance" and various emotions among the people. Objects created to visually portray the idea of "distance" represent individuals during the pandemic. Objects harmonize with the exhibition space, various devices, and sounds, revealing the societal imagery of the pandemic era and its profound feelings. The attempt to present objects made with traditional raising techniques in a contemporary way transforms objects into a component of theatrical installation art. When this transformed object encounters the audience in the exhibition space, it acquires a fresh interpretation, is imbued with new meaning, and serves as a form of art. Simultaneously, it provides a platform for discussing humanity's role in the upcoming crisis post-Covid-19.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Art metal-work--Themes, motives; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art; Bowling--Pictorial works

Publication Date

7-30-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Metals and Jewelry Design (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

American Crafts, School for

College

College of Art and Design

Advisor

Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez

Advisor/Committee Member

Leonard Urso

Advisor/Committee Member

Greg Hayes

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

METAL-MFA

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