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University of New Orleans

Invisible Cities: Photographic Fictions of Architecture

Abstract

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<p>The artist's process in which she examines the built environment through the medium of black and white photography. By tracing the trajectory of her awareness of architecture from her early career as a dancer, to the making of photographic images, the artist illuminates the process of deconstructing architectural and pictorial space into fragmented yet illusionistically convincing photographic montages. Influenced by the urban localities in which she dwells, she tells the story of being captivated by the post-industrial landscape of Williamsburg, Brookyn, NY, followed by landing in New Orleans and her fascination with post-Katrina architecture. Grounded in the analog techniques of traditional black and white photography, Levitsky describes the various means by which she alters her images to create visionary reconstructions of buildings in transitional states.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.F.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Fine Arts
Year
2012

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Levitsky, Maria
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Ariya Martin and Cheryl Hayes
  • Jim Richard
  • Dan Rule

Subjects

dc:subject × 9

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1457
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2433

Chain of custody

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University of New Orleans
Base URL
scholarworks.uno.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Levitsky, Maria. Invisible Cities: Photographic Fictions of Architecture. Thesis thesis, 2012. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1457