Conversations about Mortality is a series that uses installation, sculpture,
painting, and audio to explore our relationship to mortality. The premise of the work
relies on the quote, “The truth is rather than the images, though beautiful in themselves,
come to life in the act of vanishing…” The research begins with a recorded conversation
with four individuals who have all lost someone they love. The audio explores the
memories each speaker has of the deceased. A portrait of the speaker is painted on watersoluble
paper with a quote from the conversation laser etched into the back of the
painting. The painting is then placed in a water vessel made of plexiglass, and then
installed on found raw wood and steel for support. Viewers are encouraged to sit on a
provided chair to listen to each speaker. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_34596 |
| Contributors | Tutwiler, Amber (author), Ward, Julie (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Visual Arts and Art History |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 127 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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