Mend: a personal exploration of healing

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dc.contributor.advisorZaayman, Carineen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSaptouw, Fabianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNiederhumer, Ginaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-22T13:20:29Z
dc.date.available2016-07-22T13:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAs the title suggests, this dissertation text deals with repair, and while 'mending' also refers to sewing, here I use it in conjunction with healing and the transformation of an inner conflict. Coming from a family of embroiderers in Austria I use needle and thread as my tools and physical objects as triggers in search of what has been forgotten or repressed. The work centers largely around a shared history between my mother and myself, which though marked by many separations, the love for needlework connects us again and provides a meeting place that bridges the divide caused by absences in the past and in the present. Divided into two columns, 'academic' and 'personal', in subtitled paragraphs elaborate and reflect on 'memory', 'family narrative', 'trauma', 'needlework' and 'art-making as a way of personal transformation' in an attempt to understand the story of my life and how it fits into the larger family narrative. The catalog section of the text lists the art works that resulted from this engagement with my personal story, while the accompanying artists book offers an in-death view into the process.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNiederhumer, G. (2016). <i>Mend: a personal exploration of healing</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20624en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNiederhumer, Gina. <i>"Mend: a personal exploration of healing."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20624en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNiederhumer, G. 2016. Mend: a personal exploration of healing. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Niederhumer, Gina AB - As the title suggests, this dissertation text deals with repair, and while 'mending' also refers to sewing, here I use it in conjunction with healing and the transformation of an inner conflict. Coming from a family of embroiderers in Austria I use needle and thread as my tools and physical objects as triggers in search of what has been forgotten or repressed. The work centers largely around a shared history between my mother and myself, which though marked by many separations, the love for needlework connects us again and provides a meeting place that bridges the divide caused by absences in the past and in the present. Divided into two columns, 'academic' and 'personal', in subtitled paragraphs elaborate and reflect on 'memory', 'family narrative', 'trauma', 'needlework' and 'art-making as a way of personal transformation' in an attempt to understand the story of my life and how it fits into the larger family narrative. The catalog section of the text lists the art works that resulted from this engagement with my personal story, while the accompanying artists book offers an in-death view into the process. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Mend: a personal exploration of healing TI - Mend: a personal exploration of healing UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20624 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20624
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNiederhumer G. Mend: a personal exploration of healing. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20624en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Arten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFine Arten_ZA
dc.titleMend: a personal exploration of healingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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