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Transcendence: post-Catholic healing: MFA thesis - Photography and Related Media

dc.contributor.authorVrachopoulos, Will
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T18:29:07Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T18:29:07Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/9916
dc.description.abstract**This thesis deals with the topic of sexual abuse. Please take care of yourself.** Transcendence is an exploration of faith and Catholicism, and the traumatic impact of institutional sex abuse. This body of work consists of a handmade book, thirteen Instax photos, three collages, and an ambient sound piece. It is the culmination of my time spent in the Masters program at SUNY New Paltz and was exhibited at the December 2022 MFA/BFA show at the Samuel Dorsky Museum. In Transcendence I dissect the wound the priest of my parish inflicted on me, uncovering an inextricable connection between pain and pleasure. Gifts used for grooming an altar boy turn into subversive weapons in a series of instant film photos. Images used to promote the archbishop and the church are cut and reassembled to visualize the living hell I have seen and felt. Representations of faith are cut and reassembled to visualize the living hell I have seen and felt.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
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dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Arten_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Religion/Theologyen_US
dc.subjectPhotography Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectCollageen_US
dc.subjectSexual violenceen_US
dc.subjectCatholicismen_US
dc.subjectClergyen_US
dc.subjectChild Abuseen_US
dc.subjectSexual Abuseen_US
dc.subjectSexual Abuse Victimsen_US
dc.titleTranscendence: post-Catholic healing: MFA thesis - Photography and Related Mediaen_US
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_US
dc.description.versionNAen_US
refterms.dateFOA2023-06-07T18:29:09Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY College at New Paltzen_US
dc.description.departmentPhotographyen_US
dc.description.degreelevelMFAen_US
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