Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Ho, King Tong"
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A visual interpretation of Chinese immigrants’ identity dilemma in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis explores the notion of identity dilemma and its visualisation in the context of New Zealand Chinese immigration. It focuses on interpreting and visualising New Zealand Chinese immigrants’ thoughts and feelings ... -
Baling Hou: a photographic exploration of the Chinese post-80s generation in the urban cities of China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The aim of this practice-led research is to create a body of photographic work that explores the characteristics of the Baling Hou [八零后] and their life in urban China. Baling Hou refers to the generation born in the 1980s ... -
Between likeness and unlikeness: a fusion of Chinese ink painting aesthetics into the medium of photography
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This is a practice-based research project that explores a new aesthetic perspective and approach in the Western medium of photography, through the application and interpretation of contemporary Chinese master artist Qi ... -
Bright on the Grey Sea: Utilizing the Xiang System to Creatively Consider the Potentials of Menglong in Film Poetry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This practice-led, artistic thesis develops a corpus of three film poems using the Xiang system (a philosophical and aesthetic system adapted from Chinese poetry) as both the central creative strategy and methodology to ... -
Bursting bubbles: a moving image exploration of contemporary Chinese individuality
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis is a practical project which involves moving images and paintings together as a medium that explores phenomena of contemporary China relating to personal identity, independence and its relationship with the ... -
Chrysalis: poetic narration and identity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The research project explores the potential of film poetry as media form that engages with conventions of the traditional Korean poetic genre, Sijo. The project does not propose a definitive approach to inter-media translation ... -
Concerning tension: investigating the nature of the photograph
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This practice-based research project delves into a complex relationship that exists within photography. In the space between the photograph and what it represents there is a level of disconnect. This intangible space became ... -
A Contemporary View of the Aesthetic Lifestyle of the Shared Community in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The aim of this research project is to explore alternative visual narrative strategies for the conceptual manifestation of a contemporary Chinese aesthetic lifestyle of a popular shared community in China. Referring to the ... -
The Cut: refiguring traditional Chinese paper-cutting
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This research investigates the possibilities of refiguring the traditional art form of Chinese paper-cutting through the concept of kitsch in a contemporary setting. This project aims to expand the creative scope of ... -
Cute Visions: Designing an Interplay Between Traditional Chinese Auspicious Patterns and Japanese Kawaii Cuteness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Chinese traditional auspicious patterns are an important part of Chinese auspicious culture. The patterns are associated with Chinese auspicious blessings and each has a rich background of auspicious meanings and symbolic ... -
Emptiness as a visual strategy: an exploration of visual absence in contemporary art practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This project explores the idea of visual absence in relation to the notion of Chinese classical aesthetics of emptiness. The approaches is located in between representation and abstraction by combining the painting skills ... -
Geishagraphy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This project utilises the Geisha philosophy of Wabi Sabi to re-realise and appreciate every moment of ourordinary mundane lives. By adapting Wabi Sabi aesthetics and disciplines into my photographic practice, the aim is ... -
Home: the interplay between text and photograph
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This project examines the interplay between text and photograph. It explores how photography can be affected by any text contained within the photograph. Both photograph and text are tools that can be read to construct ... -
In between panel and gutter: a creative exploration of panels and gutters in Manga storytelling
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This project investigates how panels and gutters can be creatively reconstructed within a page to reinforce the nature of a narrative in the context of manga. The work experiments with the visual communication of emotions ... -
Locotypes: an exploration of an alternative signage system that challenges the current approach of prioritising conformity in designing and reading of wayfinding signage systems
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Locotypes is a practice-based research project that is intended to suggest an alternative approach to traditional ways of designing and reading wayfinding signage systems. This is an alternative approach that will not ... -
Luminosity and illusion in the Bardo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This is a creative practice-based photographically researched project that is contextualised by a written exegesis. I am attempting to conceptualise the apparent visual experiences that occur during the dying process, ... -
Moment beyond moment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This practice-based project explores the photographic phenomenon of ‘moment beyond moment’, which refers to the combined representations of an existing image in an environment, together with the real-life situation at the ... -
A Multi-perspective Exploration of Fables: Moral Content in Visual Narratives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research explores the possibilities of narrating Aesop’s fables visually to communicate the story line and the moral content. The primary aim is to transform abstract feelings and emotions of the fables, especially ... -
My own space : a visual exploration of the space between cultures through the application of Arabic calligraphy, Kufi, to English writing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)My practice-based research investigates a hybrid cultural space that involves a person taking on the values and beliefs of a new culture while still holding onto his or her original culture. My investigation is situated ... -
Old wave: symbols for the post-80s generation in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This project aims to explore the possibility of employing vintage symbols from the 80s China to inform contemporary Chinese design practice. Born in the eighties, and so belonging to what is commonly called the Post-80s ...