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Date of Graduation
5-15-2024
Semester of Graduation
Spring
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
School of Art, Design, and Art History
Advisor(s)
Dymphna de Wild
Greg Stewart
Beth Hinderliter
Abstract
“How does one discover solace and belonging within these layered narratives?”
In mythology, narratives were once created to answer the incomprehensible questions of an era. These narratives unveil half-truths, customs, and convictions. K(now) W(here) is based on the experience of the artist who is Chinese and immigrated to South Africa at a young age; she elaborates the story about assimilation, authenticity, tales of her ancestral roots, and, most often, myths of identity.
The artist used narratives from Chinese mythology, collaged physically and metaphorically using tangible objects from other’s homes in combination with photography, digital media, and domestic items and assemblage and taking control of her narratives, which was also a collective narrative. In this process, the artist invited viewers to recreate and heal.
Is this me? Is this you?
How would I know?
We are nowhere
But also now here.
Recommended Citation
Yuan, Yulin, "K(now) W(here)" (2024). Masters Theses, 2020-current. 283.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/masters202029/283
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