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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"stillness"”.
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While (true) : computation and time : dynamics of stillness
As the use of digital technologies and computation becomes prominent in Architectural design, there arises a need to transpose the creative process into that new medium intact. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the possibilities for this transition and to allow for the emergence of a …
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Lucretian stillness and motion as political metaphors in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
My dissertation examines the contrast between stillness and motion in Ovid’s Metamorphoses as well as its connection to two other polarities in the poem: silence–sound and stagnation–fluidity. I argue that Ovid treats these three polarities as analogous and gives them political meaning, with …
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Unity Concert Hall: A Monument of Stillness, a Vessel for Harmony
The United States has long symbolized democracy and sought to promote its ideals globally. However, recent years have revealed growing divisions and mistrust within American society, fueled by media narratives and governmental rhetoric. One key finding of this thesis is the lack of direct, …
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Making space: photographic traces of absence, stillness and the in-between in public spaces
… Making Space: Photographic Traces of Absence, Stillness and the In-Between in Public Spaces explores banal and commonplace empty spaces, non-places, liminal spaces and ordinary, inanimate objects. In the first section, Situating my Practice, I contextualise my practice within the broader …
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Revealing and analyzing imperceptible deviations in images and videos
… subtly from their ideal models of perfect stillness and perfect straightness. These deviations can reveal important information like whether the baby is breathing normally or whether the house's roof is sagging. In this dissertation, we make the observation that these subtle deviations …
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The book of stone: a library for Blacksburg, Virginia
… reality, to bring us to a condition of serenity, stillness and reconciliation; then leave us as Virgil left Dante, to proceed toward a region where that guide can avail us no farther." T.S. Eliot This thesis is a search for an imposed credible order in a town library. As such it is simply a …
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Listening to the mind at play: sonified biofeedback as generative art practice and theory
… from the performances was that introspection and stillness can enhance practice. The connections to Eastern practices this suggests were followed up and, by investigating the role of stillness in performance practices like Butoh, methods that may radicalise a biofeedback performance came to light. …
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Seeing it Straight
… the the guiding thoughts behind each.EMPTINESS, STILLNESS, ABSENCE, GHOSTS, DOUBT: A discussion of influential artists and ideas.</p>
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It Will Come Like a Wave
… on the garden as a place that is conducive to a stillness and contemplation. A state that can lead to meditation or imagination through its muted aesthetics, material reverence, dream-likeness and subtle cultural references. The exhibition It Will Come Like a Wave is the result of my MFA in …
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EXPERIENCING THE SACRED: A phenomenological exploration of architecture as sentient space
… can activate an experience of contemplation, stillness, and transcendence via sensory engagement, and elemental forces. Central themes include light and shadow, the notion of ritual movement, spatial thresholds, and the evolving relationship between interior spaces and the natural world. …
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The Enduring Image
… world slow, and I can think, pray, and work in a stillness unmatched by modern technology.
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Floating sweetness
… quiet textures, delicate motifs, and moments of stillness, the piece experiments with a new listening dimension. Rather than presenting a direct narrative, the music invites listeners to experience understanding as something discovered through resonance and shared sonic space.
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A gathering of water
… The spring and the pool organize movement and stillness for both people and water. Upper and lower zones of water instigate the tectonics of the building. Within each space, the particularities of ritual and of site and light inform the orientation and arrangement of the space.
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The Space between the Architect and the Project
… studies attempt to find the architecture of stillness for a stranger in an otherwise turbulent city. The drawings were rendered as representations, the models were made as explorations, and the photographs were taken as graphic confirmations. In these representations, explorations, and …
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Motion(less) pictures: the cinema of stasis
… feature little or no movement. By foregrounding stillness, these films often blur the lines between cinema and other art forms, including photography, painting, and literature. Giving especially close attention to films by Andy Warhol, Fluxus, Michael Snow, and Derek Jarman, I explore the …
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"Compositional Design Elements and Stylistic Influences in Benjamin Britten's ""A Boy Was Born"
… of musical motives and cells, discrete use of 'stillness', and the layering of multiple elements. The dissertation will put the composition in the context of Britten's first nineteen years, both from his public and private narratives. The dissertation also examines other compositions that were …
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Costume as an active component of performance
… but also in relation to practices involving stillness and slow, meditative movement and related use of space, derived from the characteristics of Japanese Noh theatre and Butoh dance. Bringing together all the key areas, theoretical and practical, of my research, I reflect on my exhibition …
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