Date of Award
Spring 5-20-2016
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art
Degree Type
Thesis
Abstract
The writing that follows is intended to provide a speculative framework based upon theories, literature, and narratives that seek to articulate several major themes that occur within my studio practice. My work incorporates the imagery of domestic objects that can substitute for the body to permeate realities through the deconstruction and reconstruction of structures while simultaneously integrating gendered materials under the principles of the uncanny and sense of danger. This production process provides how we as viewers question strength and stability in what we understand by staging the familiarity of the home that is then imbued with altered states of being.
Language
English (en)
Program Director
Patricia Olynyk
Program Director's Department
Graduate School of Art
Committee Member
Jessica Baran
Committee Member
Jessica Baran
Committee Member
Ron Fondaw
Committee Member
Buzz Spector
damagedgoods-headboard raw footage (mp4)
sharford_switching_rawfootage.m4v (91206 kB)
switching raw footage (mp4)
sharford_swing_rawfootage.mov (37669 kB)
swing raw footage (mp4)
Recommended Citation
Harford, Sarah E., "Damaged Goods: Reconstructing the Perceived Perfect" (2016). Graduate School of Art Theses. ETD 63. https://doi.org/10.7936/K77D2SD6.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/samfox_art_etds/63
Artist's Statement
Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K77D2SD6