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INSIDE THIS ROOM . ____________ A Master’s Exhibition of Mixed Medium Presented to the Faculty of California State University, Chico ____________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Fine Arts in Art ____________ by Erin Kelly Spring 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The body of work included in my culminating thesis exhibition was made with the support and guidance of my committee, chaired by Eileen MacDonald, Nanette Wylde, and graduate coordinator Cameron Crawford. I'd also like to extend a thank you to my family for their support as well. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Acknowledgements.................................................................................................... iii List of Figures............................................................................................................ v Abstract...................................................................................................................... vii INSIDE THIS ROOM . Introduction................................................................................................. 1 Content and Methods .................................................................................. 2 Audio.................................................................................................. 2 Prints .................................................................................................. 3 Photography ....................................................................................... 4 Books ................................................................................................. 5 Video.................................................................................................. 6 Record Players ................................................................................... 7 Influences on Content ................................................................................. 8 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 9 Endnotes..................................................................................................................... 11 Bibliography .............................................................................................................. 13 Master’s Exhibition.................................................................................................... 15 iv LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 1. Inside this room . .; Panoramic installation photograph, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011...................................................... 16 2. “Musical Memory: Record 1:Mary with Echo”; Custom clear vinyl record, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011 ................................ 17 3. Inside this room . .; Installation photograph, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 18 4. “Musical Memory: Mary with Echo”; Clear vinyl record, 12” diameter; Spring; 2011................................................................... 19 5. “Key”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010................................................... 20 6. “Mary Falling”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 .................................... 21 7. “Look Up!”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010.......................................... 22 8. “Mary Spinning on Carousel”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 ............. 23 9. “About to Jump into the Sidewalk”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 ............................................................................................... 24 10. “. in the magic garden”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010.................. 25 11. “TV Time Machine”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010............................ 26 12. “Reverse TV Time Machine”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010.............. 27 13. “Sesame Street Suitcase”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 .................... 28 14. “Rainbow Brite Splatter Suitcase”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 ............................................................................................... 29 15. “Chipmunk Punk 1”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 ............................ 30 16. “Chipmunk Punk 2”; Photo etching, 18”x18”; Fall 2010 ............................ 31 v FIGURE PAGE 17. “Chipmunk Punk 2”; Photo etching DETAIL, 18”x18”; Fall 2010............. 32 18. “Inside this [Barbie] house…”; Digital book cover, 7”x9”; Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 33 19. “Musical Memory: Layered Sounds”; Custom vinyl record with Inside this [Barbie] house; Book, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 34 20. “Portal Corner”; Fisheye photographs in bubble glass frames and book, Will it Go ‘Round in Circles?, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 35 21. Will it Go Round in Circles?; Digital book with magnifying glass, 12”x12”; Spring 2011 .......................................................................... 36 22. “Portal to Inside this room . .”; Digital photograph in bubble glass frame 14”x14”; Spring 2011........................................................ 37 23. “My Happy Thoughts”; Digital fisheye photograph, 14”x14”; Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 38 24. “Rainbow Brite Corner”; Digital fisheye photograph, 14’/14”; Spring; 2011.......................................................................................... 39 25. Inside this room . ; Installation photograph, (dimensions variable) Spring 2011........................................................................................... 40 26. “Scene from Rollerboots Movie”; Installation photograph, (dimensions variable) Spring; 2011...................................................... 41 27. “Rainbow Songs Re-Recorded on Slide TV;” Custom vinyl record............ 42 28. Inside this room . .; Installation photograph............................................... 43 29. “Slideshow of images on TV”; Custom made filmstrip that plays on light box........................................................................................... 44 30. “Musical Memory: Rainbow Songs Re-Recorded”; Custom vinyl record........................................................................................... 45 vi ABSTRACT INSIDE THIS ROOM . by Erin Kelly Master of Fine Arts in Art California State University, Chico Spring 2012 This culminating exhibition for the Master’s of Fine Arts in Art degree displayed a wide range of media including printmaking, video, and photography integrated together to convey an exploration into how childhood memories can affect aesthetics and perception into adulthood. The toys and records used as source material for the work connected my personal history to the audience’s through shared popular culture references such as Mary Poppins, Sesame Street and Rainbow Brite. Use of distorted sounds and photographs symbolized how memories can fade away and blur over time. Prints and books were shown alongside a separate video projection room, while custom vinyl records played on three vintage children’s record players placed throughout the space. Sounds changed for viewers as they moved around the gallery and the songs connected to what was seen in the prints exhibited on the walls. In the center of the room all of the audio pieces combined creating a distorting and confusing sound. The sensory stimulating installation engaged viewers through sound, sight and touch. Magnifying vii glasses were available for viewers to look closely at the prints and books. They enhanced the dense visual information within the photographic imagery revealing hidden surprises. Juxtaposition of black and white with color captured a fading and letting go of the past. viii INSIDE THIS ROOM . Introduction Nostalgic objects like old toys from childhood can trigger memories of stories forgotten, or perhaps invented altogether. Because of this childhood environments have a lasting impact on subconscious thoughts, desires and aesthetics that continues into adulthood. My thesis project investigated this concept through the use of photography, printmaking, video and audio recordings to document the repetitive rearrangement and repurposing of objects collected throughout my life. A few years ago I rediscovered toys, records and books from childhood that had been packed away for the past twenty years. It was therapeutic to confront these relics of the past because they connected me to my older sister Megan, who passed away in 1997. We shared a room while growing up and her playthings became mine as she outgrew them. For this reason we have a shared history through these objects. Many people can relate to loss and longing for an inaccessible past. This work deals with the act of letting go through the recreation of key memories. As I began this re-examination of childhood records and toys, my studio space transformed into a child-like playroom. The objects in it became props for photographs and performances that I captured on video. While doing this I tried to emulate the mindset of a child, because children have the ability to completely disassociate from the real world and pretend to be someone else, somewhere else or their future self. The 1 2 pretend scenarios they act out require complex thinking and