I create immersive installations, performances, and time-based media artworks that delve into stories of belonging, feminism, and language as power. These stories offer a potential for transformation from viewer to participant and a shift in how our world is seen and experienced. Through an exploration of perception and affect, I challenge dominant narratives, prompting a contemplation of contemporary power struggles for control.
In this text, I examine the impact of historical borders and migration on my life while also investigating questions of home, shared values, and rituals that contribute to one’s sense of belonging. I also highlight my commitment to feminist discourse and its intersection with culture and politics to amplify women's voices. My ultimate aim is to raise awareness and appreciation for the diverse range of people around us.
Additionally, I discuss my self-perception of otherness, highlighting the tensions between assimilation and the preservation of my own culture. My artwork Well-spoken, 2023 explores the influence and dominance of English as the global lingua franca while encouraging viewers to reflect on their own self-perception and confront prejudices towards those they perceive as Other.
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My ultimate aim is to raise awareness and appreciation for the diverse range of people around us.</p> <p>Additionally, I discuss my self-perception of otherness, highlighting the tensions between assimilation and the preservation of my own culture. My artwork <em>Well-spoken</em>, 2023 explores the influence and dominance of English as the global lingua franca while encouraging viewers to reflect on their own self-perception and confront prejudices towards those they perceive as <em>Other</em>.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Lee, Sharlene"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Graduate School of Art","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Denise Ward-Brown","Patricia Olynyk","Lisa Bulawsky"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2023,"date_issued":"2023-05-10T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2023-05-10T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:12:25Z","subjects":["Immersive Installation","Video Art","Performance Art","Language","Lingua Franca","Feminism","Migration","Belonging","Southeast Asia","Time-based Media","Art and Design","Asian American Studies","Contemporary Art","Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies","Film Production","Fine Arts","Graphic Communications","Graphic Design","Interdisciplinary Arts and Media","Language Interpretation and Translation","Linguistics","Modern Languages","Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures","Performance Studies","Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies","South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies"],"languages":["English"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.doi","label":"DOI","values":["https://doi.org/10.7936/ds8f-e943"],"render_values":[{"text":"https://doi.org/10.7936/ds8f-e943","href":"https://doi.org/10.7936/ds8f-e943","code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_visual_art/13","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Denise Ward-Brown","Patricia Olynyk","Lisa Bulawsky"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Lee, Sharlene"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2023-05-10T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Graduate School of Art"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Art"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Immersive Installation","Video Art","Performance Art","Language","Lingua Franca","Feminism","Migration","Belonging","Southeast Asia","Time-based Media","Art and Design","Asian American Studies","Contemporary Art","Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies","Film Production","Fine Arts","Graphic Communications","Graphic Design","Interdisciplinary Arts and Media","Language Interpretation and Translation","Linguistics","Modern Languages","Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures","Performance Studies","Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies","South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_visual_art/13"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.doi","label":"DOI","values":["https://doi.org/10.7936/ds8f-e943"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["I create immersive installations, performances, and time-based media artworks that delve into stories of belonging, feminism, and language as power. 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In this text, I examine the impact of historical borders and migration on my life while also investigating questions of home, shared values, and rituals that contribute to one’s sense of belonging. I also highlight my commitment to feminist discourse and its intersection with culture and politics to amplify women's voices. My ultimate aim is to raise awareness and appreciation for the diverse range of people around us.
Additionally, I discuss my self-perception of otherness, highlighting the tensions between assimilation and the preservation of my own culture. My artwork Well-spoken, 2023 explores the influence and dominance of English as the global lingua franca while encouraging viewers to reflect on their own self-perception and confront prejudices towards those they perceive as Other.
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In this text, I examine the impact of historical borders and migration on my life while also investigating questions of home, shared values, and rituals that contribute to one’s sense of belonging. I also highlight my commitment to feminist discourse and its intersection with culture and politics to amplify women's voices. My ultimate aim is to raise awareness and appreciation for the diverse range of people around us.
Additionally, I discuss my self-perception of otherness, highlighting the tensions between assimilation and the preservation of my own culture. My artwork Well-spoken, 2023 explores the influence and dominance of English as the global lingua franca while encouraging viewers to reflect on their own self-perception and confront prejudices towards those they perceive as Other.
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