What if an Hourglass Felt Like an Earthquake?: Explorations in Queerness and Vibration

Abstract

This thesis explores the evolving relationship between the body, queerness, performance for the camera, and vibration through experimental media art practices. The intention behind the creation of the artworks was to initiate a major shift in my artmaking process, one that moved beyond familiar methods and rationales, prompting a deeper inquiry into why and how I make art. Using everyday objects, image, sound, and vibration, both in physical and affective terms, I investigate the body as a central subject, focusing on its relationship to circumstance and sensation. This process-oriented approach allows for a destabilization of previous working methods in favour of new experiential and conceptual ground. This support paper uses experimental writing methods to reflect on my artistic lineage, drawing from queer, feminist, and art theory to contextualize the works and their development. It examines the theoretical, historical, and personal frameworks that inform the exhibition and my ongoing exploration of the sensorial to expand the possibilities of accessibility.