Parameters of Spooning: In the Site of Possibility

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dc.contributor.advisorVickerd, Brandon
dc.contributor.authorRattray, Heather Anne
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T21:23:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T21:23:24Z
dc.date.copyright2024-04-16
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.date.updated2024-07-18T21:23:23Z
dc.degree.disciplineVisual Arts
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMFA - Master of Fine Arts
dc.description.abstractParameters of Spooning: In the Site of Possibility explores the intersections of craft, identity, and self-discovery through the creation of spoons. Stemming from an abundance of curiosity, my research took the form of learning new skills as a way to access the self. The process of learning, both of materiality and of self, centred around the question: what does it mean to queer an object? The work I produced during my MFA explores these skills and applies them to the form of the spoon, continually pushing this form further and further into ‘uselessness.’ These spoons—in ceramic, wood, metal, bronze, and woven natural materials—investigate failure as a queer possibility for transformation and growth. Through the queering of the spoon, I reimagine their purpose and transcend traditional notions of functionality, failure, and a possibility for trans and queer futurity. This paper is written to accompany my MFA thesis exhibition, which will be on display from April 15th to April 19th 2024, in the Special Projects Gallery at York University.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42167
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectFine arts
dc.subjectGender studies
dc.subject.keywordsFine arts
dc.subject.keywordsGender studies
dc.subject.keywordsCraft
dc.subject.keywordsIdentity
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-discovery
dc.subject.keywordsSpoons
dc.subject.keywordsCeramics
dc.subject.keywordsWeaving
dc.subject.keywordsMetal working
dc.subject.keywordsBronze
dc.subject.keywordsWood carving
dc.subject.keywordsTrans
dc.subject.keywordsQueer futurity
dc.subject.keywordsFailure
dc.subject.keywordsBush craft
dc.subject.keywordsQueering objects
dc.titleParameters of Spooning: In the Site of Possibility
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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