The Gap Between Worlds: A Tactile Ceramic Experience of Sound from a Deaf Perspective
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | Yes | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.permission | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.removed | Yes | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moore, Rachelle | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Smith, Mandy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sabmeethavorn, Thanatira | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-19T22:37:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-19T22:37:43Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-01-19T02:55:41Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | I identify as both a deaf and hard-of-hearing person; yet I am neither because I occupy a space in-between. People assume that deaf individuals live in silence. However, I perceive the worlds of the hearing and d/Deaf as fragmented spaces due to a cochlear implant which acts as a threshold, allowing me to cross between worlds without a second thought. This research is a personal response to the question, " How can textile practice demonstrate my experience of being between two worlds: d/Deaf and hearing?" This practice-based research project aimed to navigate my hearing loss through ceramics, recognised as textile practice. Using action research as a guiding methodology, the gaps experienced in verbal communication are explored. This gap in communication is how I experience lipreading and hearing in my day-to-day life and prompted an investigation through a series of interactions with ceramic materials. Reflecting on my relationship with deafness, I have traced pieces of my struggles where my liminal position created a new dynamic; the gaps are illegible and there is a constant barrier between communication that I can never comprehend. To express my liminal positioning, repetitive hand-crafted making methods generate an interactive ceramic experience. The gaps, while they do not speak for themselves, serve as visual expressions that convey my situation between two worlds. | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15813 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.title | The Gap Between Worlds: A Tactile Ceramic Experience of Sound from a Deaf Perspective | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_NZ |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Theses | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Design | en_NZ |