Abstract
This thesis considers how perceptual, emotional, and behavioral patterns—often inherited, unnoticed, or obscured—can be revealed through the optical phenomena of glass. It connects visual experience with themes of grief, memory, and identity, using glass to explore the boundary between what is seen and what is felt. Through material investigations in refraction, reflection, and spatial arrangement, the studio research examines how glass can both obscure and reveal, echoing the instability of perception itself. These investigations, paired with a focus on viewer interaction, suggest that patterns hiding in plain sight become visible through intentional acts of perception and reflection.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Glass art--Themes, motives; Glass art--Technique; Emotions in art; Perception
Publication Date
11-3-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Glass (MFA)
Department, Program, or Center
American Crafts, School for
College
College of Art and Design
Advisor
David Schnuckel
Advisor/Committee Member
Suzzane Peck
Advisor/Committee Member
John Aasp
Recommended Citation
Seeling, Evan, "Hiding in Plain Sight" (2025). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/12340
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
GLASS-MFA
