This project explores the basic tenets of abstract expressionism and is considered in relation to the idea of the sublime, limitlessness and the formless. In this research I am interested in investigating the progression from two-dimensional non-representational painting, through experimentation with light mediating materials to projection of the painting via the medium of film. Light is used to intensify the image with a view to expand the viewer’s awareness and understanding of the sublime. The research seeks to find ways that allow the viewer to explore the feeling of uncertainty and the sensation of wonderment. Through an ephemeral spaciousness that has no boundaries, the spectator is encouraged through contemplation to transform their experiences of the finite in order to approach the infinite and the sublime.

This project explores the basic tenets of abstract expressionism and is considered in relation to the idea of the sublime, limitlessness and the formless. In this research I am interested in investigating the progression from two-dimensional non-representational painting, through experimentation with light mediating materials to projection of the painting via the medium of film. Light is used to intensify the image with a view to expand the viewer’s awareness and understanding of the sublime. The research seeks to find ways that allow the viewer to explore the feeling of uncertainty and the sensation of wonderment. Through an ephemeral spaciousness that has no boundaries, the spectator is encouraged through contemplation to transform their experiences of the finite in order to approach the infinite and the sublime.

This research combines the arts with human spaceflight. The aim of the investigation is to identify the aesthetic parameters for display in works of art on extended crewed missions. The study claims that, within the research area of human spaceflight, novel working methods should be developed that can integrate the artist into the scientific process. The extraordinary challenges of extended space exploration not only concern technical and human-bodily aspects, they will also affect the enormous psychological and psychosocial restrictions the spacefarer will face. These limitations are due to the unusual distance and the long timeframes; the future explorers will live confined and isolated within the habitat environment far away from their place of origin. In addition, the consequences of sensory deprivation caused by the high-tech indoor habitat, the emptiness of outer space, the effects of social monotony and limited contact with home will dominate their life in the extreme environment and the emotional state of the future explorer. Many cultural techniques for recreation and stress mitigation are already in use or will be tested in human spaceflight in the near future. However, in this context the implementation of works of art has not been evaluated. The production of works of art for future astronauts represents a new research area. From the artistic perspective, creativity will expand in an unusual manner. Artists will not only have to develop significant metaphors, they will also be confronted with an unknown responsibility, because the confined and isolated astronaut will become the exclusive audience and user of their works. Furthermore, works of art must follow the particular demands of verifiability, safety, and reliability. These specific conditions will give the artistic work a unique meaning which makes the work a part of the life-sustaining system. The outcome will be an experiment that combines both artistic and scientific strategies.

Utifrån ett historiskt perspektiv så har arbetsmarknaden blivit mer gränslös och flexibel. Gränslöshet har inneburit en förminskning av stabilitet och tydliga referensramar, exempelvis när arbetsdagen börjar och slutar. Arbetsmarknadens flexibilitetsförändring har bland annat inneburit introduktion av flextider, individuellt ansvar, nya och osäkrare arbetsförhållanden. För att komma underfund med dessa arbetsmarknadsförändringar har studien granskat arbetets och arbetstidens betydelse med utgångspunkt i tillgänglighet efter arbetstid. För att besvara syftet genomfördes 18 intervjuer med informanter från HRM-sektorn och analyserades med en tematisk analys. Studiens teoretiska referensram har utgjorts av Ulrich Becks och Zygmunt Baumans tankar om individualisering samt en förstudie om tillgänglighet efter arbetstid. Studiens resultat visar att det finns företeelser att beakta i arbetet och arbetstiden utifrån tillgänglighet efter arbetstid. De är ansvar, struktur- och flexibilitetsförändringar. Ansvaret handlar om en omfördelning av mer ansvar från organisation till person. Strukturförändringar som kan hämma flexibilitet, strypa produktiviteten eller avgränsa arbetet. Slutligen flexibilitetsförändringar som möjliggör nya arbetstider, arbetsplatser och arbetsförhållanden. / From a historical perspective, the labor market has become more boundless and more flexible. Boundlessness has thus led to a reduction of stability and clear reference frameworks, for example when the working day begins and ends. The labor market's flexibility change meant introducing flexible times, with individual responsibility, new and insecure working conditions. To undermine these labor market changes, the study has examined the importance of work and working time based on availability after working hours. In response to the purpose, 18 interviews were conducted with informants from the HRM-sector and analyzed by a thematic analysis. The theoretical reference frame of the study is based on Ulrich Beck's and Zygmunt Bauman's thoughts on individualization as well as a preliminary study on accessibility after working hours. The results of the study indicate that work and working hours have factors to consider. They are responsible, structural and flexible changes. Responsibility shows a redistribution of responsibility from organization to person. Structural changes that can hamper flexibility, iron out productivity or delimit work. Finally, flexibility changes that allow new working hours, workplaces and working conditions.