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Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday
This is a very personal body of work from a specifically feminine perspective. I have felt enormous pressure for most of my life to try to maintain what I believe to be an acceptable appearance. I have struggled with my weight and with acne for many years. As a result, I have constantly feared being...
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| author | Simon, Janet |
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| description | This is a very personal body of work from a specifically feminine perspective. I have felt enormous pressure for most of my life to try to maintain what I believe to be an acceptable appearance. I have struggled with my weight and with acne for many years. As a result, I have constantly feared being photographed or being seen without my usual mask of makeup. This has caused me to feel a disjuncture between my inner self and my outward appearance. I have become acutely aware of the face as a mask that can be manipulated in many ways, and of the illusion that lies beneath appearances. As a reaction to what I perceive to be an enormous emphasis on flawless appearances and beauty, in, for example advertising, magazines and film, I have been drawn to the overlooked, the discarded and the decayed in the everyday When sourcing material for this body of work, I have wanted to explore that which I habitually overlook in my everyday life; which has become so familiar that it is rarely noticed. I have particularly wanted to examine the significance of the everyday. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25865 Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday Simon, Janet Inggs, Stephen Fine Art Photography This is a very personal body of work from a specifically feminine perspective. I have felt enormous pressure for most of my life to try to maintain what I believe to be an acceptable appearance. I have struggled with my weight and with acne for many years. As a result, I have constantly feared being photographed or being seen without my usual mask of makeup. This has caused me to feel a disjuncture between my inner self and my outward appearance. I have become acutely aware of the face as a mask that can be manipulated in many ways, and of the illusion that lies beneath appearances. As a reaction to what I perceive to be an enormous emphasis on flawless appearances and beauty, in, for example advertising, magazines and film, I have been drawn to the overlooked, the discarded and the decayed in the everyday When sourcing material for this body of work, I have wanted to explore that which I habitually overlook in my everyday life; which has become so familiar that it is rarely noticed. I have particularly wanted to examine the significance of the everyday. 2017-10-27T14:10:35Z 2017-10-27T14:10:35Z 2001 2017-03-08T14:06:35Z Master Thesis Masters MFA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25865 eng application/pdf Michaelis School of Fine Art Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Fine Art Photography Simon, Janet Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| title_full | Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| title_fullStr | Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| title_full_unstemmed | Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| title_short | Memoria : an exploration of longing, desire and transcience in the everyday |
| title_sort | memoria an exploration of longing desire and transcience in the everyday |
| topic | Fine Art Photography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25865 |
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