Zoller, ChristineHobbs, Katherine K.2014-06-152014-06-152014http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4372This written research document supports The Phenomenology of Impairment, a mixed media installation consisting of three hundred and sixty-five self-portraits. This work was a part of a phenomenological exercise that combined both art making and writing. Using the five central concepts of the phenomenological method, I was able to uncover a level of meaning in my work that transcended my original intentions. The creation of the work became an enterprise in self-discovery and, through descriptions of my lived experiences and relationships, I was able to uncover the essence of those experiences and relationships.  48 p.dissertations, academicFine artsDepressionInstallationPhenomenologyTextile designSelf-portraits, American--North CarolinaPhenomenology and artMixed media (Art)Master's Thesis