Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Program
Art
Date of Award
5-2022
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Lindsay Rogers
Committee Members
Vanessa Mayoraz, Dr. Michael Anthony Fowler
Abstract
The artist discusses her Master of Fine Arts exhibition, Echoes of Home, held at the Tipton Gallery in Johnson City, Tennessee on display March 15 through April 8, 2022. The author provides insight into concepts and influences relating to the creation of the exhibition with perspective on her intimate connection with place and memory.
The exhibit features five installations addressing home, elusive memory, and the change and continuity of cultural traditions over time. The works consist of a series of large-scale wild clay vessels, gestural clay bookends, a wall installation of cups with a line drawing, suspended porcelain slabs, and video projection of clay materials “being breathed”. All works explore how the passage of time and the elusiveness of memory affect psychological connection to place. This exhibit is the culmination of iterative exploration of materiality inspired by exchange among the artist, the landscape, and Appalachian culture.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Traynham, Hanna, "Echoes of Home" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4070. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4070
Copyright
Copyright by Hanna Traynham.
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