Support Systems

Support Systems is a multimedia art installation that addresses shifting personal boundaries in contemporary America and functions as a dialogue between the external battles we must face and the internal landscape we need to preserve. The artwork questions how we find a balance between protecting ourselves and making the connections that give us support. It consists of two integrated pieces. A video installation entitled 'Passive Aggressive' viscerally illustrates the difficulty of negotiating personal boundaries in public spaces. The second piece, entitled 'Comfort Zone,' consists of a comfortable, private space in which the viewer can retreat and privately listen to taped and edited conversations of women speaking about their own comfort zones and how they express or repress their need for connections.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Wood, Jody

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Katz, Cima

• Fine arts
• Community
• Exhibition
• Installation
• Multimedia
• Video

Statement dc:rights

• This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

EN

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10288

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/5344