House and contents insurance : an exploration of tactility and narrative : this exegesis is submitted to Auckland University of Technology for the Master of Art and Design, December 2007 / Erna Stachl ; supervisors: Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul, Dieneke Jansen.
This thesis examines the relationships between fictional narratives and material objects through writing and sculptural practice. Its purpose is to explore how fiction assists in an understanding of the world we inhabit and, conversely, how our experiences of the world and its real and physically ac...
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| Summary: | This thesis examines the relationships between fictional narratives and material objects through writing and sculptural practice. Its purpose is to explore how fiction assists in an understanding of the world we inhabit and, conversely, how our experiences of the world and its real and physically accessible contents (or objects) prevent fiction from transgressing into nonsense. It is anticipated that the combination of material practice and textual fiction will not be an easy marriage: it may be the objects which ultimately give presence to our voices, voices which historically have often attempted to claim and own of things through utterance. The sculptural component of the project addresses the tactility of objects and examines the space where so many tales are told - the home. In so doing, the project explores issues of isolation and connection through objects and materials which harbour a narrative of ostensible comfort. Objects may simultaneously project conflicting accounts of comfort and unease, connection and isolation, contributing to an articulated consciousness of the home. Author supplied keywords: Home; Mimesis; Melancholia; Narrative; Fiction; Freedom. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource Also held in print (50 leaves : colour illustrations ; 30 cm + 1 disk (3 3/4 in.) in Library Special Collections (T 709.05 STA) in off-campus storage, box 214 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |