Immortal Bodies: Preserving Connections Through Objects and Rituals

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dc.contributor.advisorLazure, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorHesson, Nicholas
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Art and Design
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-05T13:47:42Z
dc.date.available2023-06-05T13:47:42Z
dc.date.created2023-05
dc.date.issued2023-04-27
dc.date.submittedMay 2023
dc.date.updated2023-06-02T15:40:37Z
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Art and Design
dc.degree.disciplineMFA-Art
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.F.A.
dc.description.abstractThe human body is often treated as a temple, where even after death the treatment of the physical body displays its value and identity. Using inspiration from reliquaries, burials, and mourning jewelry, the objects that I create become a pathway to history as well as a manifestation of people's spirits. I create enameled urns that personify different characteristics of people by using color, form, and shape to convey the personality of whomever it would hold. In doing so I explore modern societal values surrounding death and the various mourning practices that those values encompass. The visual language I use to explore the abstract forms in my work is inspired by my long-held fascination with anatomical illustrations and human anatomy. I utilize traditional metal forming techniques and digital fabrication processes to produce these objects. The various methods serve to create a diverse lexicon of forms that would be impossible to create otherwise. I develop the surface of each object using vitreous enamel and patina to create a color, pattern, and imagery. Great care, intent, and labor is put into each vessel to make them unique and create a deep and meaningful connection between vessel and viewer.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/12835
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectobjects
dc.subjecturns
dc.subjectreliquaries
dc.subjectmetal
dc.subjectjewelry
dc.subjectenamel
dc.subject.lcshDeath in art
dc.subject.lcshMemento mori
dc.subject.lcshBereavement in art
dc.subject.lcshMetal-work
dc.titleImmortal Bodies: Preserving Connections Through Objects and Rituals
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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