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Title: 'Ik ben zo blij dat ik hier ben' (translation) 'I am so glad that I am here'
Authors: Femia, Angela
Keywords: house
home
memory
place
Issue Date: 5-Nov-2007
Abstract: This paper is a brief consideration of the nature of my art practice. It seeks to discover the importance of memory to the spatial, emotional and political constructs that inform my understanding of place. Within the broader context of the Australian immigrant experience, history and personal memories are explored by looking into the notion of domestic space as embodied by the house and its relationship to the home. The female role in the family is discussed in terms of the commonly understood stereotypes associated with home in western society. By traversing a range of ideas from philosophical and scientific domains, with a focus on contemporary art, the significance of memory is highlighted as the thread that holds these notions together.
Description: Master of Visual Art (Sculpture)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2015
Appears in Collections:Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access)

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01 front.pdfCover page, Table of Contents, Acknowledgements, List of illustrations, Abstract, Introduction156.72 kBAdobe PDFView/Open
02 whole.pdfChapter I-House and Home, Chapter II-Memory, Chapter III-Place, Conclusion, Appendix, Bibliography, Images of Final Work24.21 MBAdobe PDFView/Open
angela femia MVA documentation.movVisual documentation of MVA Installation26.75 MBVideo QuicktimeView/Open

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