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In(tro)vert: A Dimension of the Fantastic

Abstract

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A curtain, in terms of performance, creates a threshold of control between viewer and performer. This act of concealment enables the engagement of one’s imagination concerning the potential for what is to come. What is the potential of a curtain? For the purposes of theatre, the curtain is used as a movable screen serving to disguise the stage, the performance of seeing without being seen.There is a feeling of anticipation, which builds through the metaphor of the curtain. The mind is given the ability to cross freely between the thresholds of fantasy and reality. Similarly, photography carries a meaning in itself; a capture revealing the curtain’s moment of anticipation. Utilizing photography as a means of translating the dimension of the fantastic into built form develops a narrative of controlled light, movement, and space. The city, the street, and the obscured reality beyond will be discovered through this lens.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Level thesis:degree_level
Master's
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Grantor dc:publisher
Carleton University
Year dc:date.issued
2017

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Gillespie, Carolyn Joan

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright © 2017 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
Language dc:language.iso
en

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oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/40193

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Gillespie, Carolyn Joan. In(tro)vert: A Dimension of the Fantastic. Master's thesis, Carleton University, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14718/40193