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Valine, Ana. OCEANIC ALCHEMY: Collaborations and Surrenderings in Film Eco-Processing. Master of Fine Arts (Experimental Film), April, 2021, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC. My filmmaking practice has been centered around ocean…

The impulse at the center of my practice is simple: I am longing for time that stretches out. I do not wish to spend time, buy time, save time, kill time, keep time. I want to inhabit time. This paper is divided into four sections. In Entanglement,…

This thesis document seeks to explore and expand on the topic of gender and sexuality through representational figurative drawing. Specifically focusing on the female-identified form in current society, this thesis investigates the plurality of ways…

Rapid technological advancements, tending toward an interconnected world automatized by communication between all networked objects, are gradually becoming the standard. This results in evolving human behaviours — technological artefacts emerge and…

This paper is the theoretical component that accompanies Sidi Chen’s Master of Fine Arts project, Tidal Relations, at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Tidal Relations is a practice-based relational inquiry from the diasporic perspective of a…

The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about fundamental changes in the relationship between people and their cities. The pandemic also unveiled design elements in public spaces that were previously not visible. This study draws on these…

My research takes place in my hometown, the rural community of Hope, B.C.. situated on the traditional territory of Chawathil First Nation and the Tiyt Tribe. The Tiyt Tribes of the Stó:lō territory extend along the boundaries down both sides of the…

Agente Costura is a Portuguese term loosely translated into We are a sewing Agent. It stands for my experiments with the sewing machine as a compositional percussion instrument, making music out of making clothes, challenging myself in collaborative…

This paper examines the experience of lucid dreaming both from my own perspective and that of others, as well as the theoretical, psychological and artistic aspects of this phenomenon. I discuss destabilizing factors in lucid dreaming: a term used…

My heritage is glued to colour palette, which is layered underneath historical and contemporary painting influences. In an attempt to answer these questions, I begin to peel back layers of personal history and the physical layers of each painting,…

Through painting, I rely on non-visual sensory information recorded in the woods to inform aesthetic decisions. Research happens in the act of painting. All visual and written references inform the collection of source material, but research happens…

I make intimate scale objects that encourage audience interaction through their mobile devices, or small to larger scale works utilizing phenomenological engagement with projections, or mirrors. My research is focused on the Anthropocene, our…

Screen-based digital experience design is blooming among the local businesses in Metro Vancouver along with the increased pervasiveness of information technologies, new digital products in contemporary society. However, there are significantly fewer…

Sound is a prominent feature of our urban environment, affecting us in many ways. Studies show that sound levels in cities are increasing every year. Considering the fact that our well-being is closely related to everyday sound, there is an apparent…

Threads Entwined, Stories Unfolded, Futures Imagined is a thesis project which begins to unravel narratives of becoming, personhood and the radicality of imagination that Punjabi Sikh women, in my life, have cultivated. I bring forward and explore…

In the field of developmental psychology, mindfulness, or the state of present awareness, has shown promising results in enhancing self-regulation abilities in children in classroom settings. Such findings may suggest particular benefits to children…

In this thesis, I explore material and conceptual conversations between the physical and the mystical, the seen and unseen, the visible and not. I outline personal embodied experiences with religious practices and within sacred spaces as a grounding…

The following essay includes information that surrounds my investigations into the human desire to invest in objects. This writing accompanies questions concerning systems built for, by, and with things, as well as the possibilities of breaching…

My impetus as an artist is to promote a sense of nature connectedness in the public consciousness, with the understanding that this leads to more pro-environmental attitudes. I gain insights from Indigenous ecological perspectives, the science of…

The thesis titled Chasing the Light, delves into the experience of art through a phenomenological approach to painting. By examining the relationship between painting, embodied experiences, and the built environment, the artist incorporates the…

How do images and diagrams inform cultural identity and the navigation of social space? This is a core question motivating my art practice. To produce my artwork, I glean images and texts from magazine collections, which I deconstruct and…

My practice interrogates the space between an object and its ecology: the relationship between material practice and complex systems, such as living ecosystems, and the environments in which they are situated. My main interest is our current…

This thesis explores the fluidity of language through the fusion of heterogenous visual traditions — creating hybrid forms and coded communication. It voyages through the linguistic landscape of India. Delving into its social, political and cultural…