Impossible to prove

Date
2012
Authors
Nielsen, Philippa
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Thomson, Andy
Jervis, Ian
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Thesis
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Master of Art and Design
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Auckland University of Technology
Abstract

This practice-based research explores the strangeness of the ordinary, through a photographic and sculptural investigation of familiar objects and materials. Photographically, I am looking for slight rifts in the expected. Sculpturally, I use found imagery, readymade objects and craft and office materials to create image-objects that operate in relation to each other as collage in space.

I am looking for a transformative interaction of objects and comprehension, in order to examine assumptions of knowledge and create new possibilities in worldview. Like a shift in perception caused by a paradox or a pun, my work is a place to hold mystery and comedy. Each image or object contains a set of personal and cultural references, and I am looking for a multiplication of associations within the spaces between.

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Sculpture , Photography , Readymade , Collage
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