2007 MFA Fine Art Thesis Exhibition

Natalie Aguilar
Bridget Barnhart
Lina Bokhary
Benjamin Carder
Iris Charabi-Berggren
Amanda Curreri
Anne Devine
Jennifer Durban
Frank Anthony Ebert
Patricia Esquivias
Heather Feeney
Renee Gertler
Kathryn Gritt
David Gurman
Jessalyn Haggenjos Barr
Amanda Herman
Marnia Johnston
Robin Johnston
Bessma Khalaf
Melanie C. Lacy Kusters
Sarah Marie Lewallen
Christopher Loomis
Samuel Lopes
Celia Manley
Jack Miller
Carrie Anne Minikel
Elizabeth Mooney
Nyeema Morgan
Harry Muniz
Alison Naschke-Messing
Jennifer O'Keeffe
Karen Olsen-Dunn
Katina Papson
Lee Pembleton
Ryan Pierce
Lacey Jane Roberts
Amy Rose Sampson
Erik Scollon
Marsha Shaw
Shawn Sloan
Reggie Stump
Gabrielle Teschner
Julie Ann Travis
Carly Troncale
Lindsey White
Tom Wiehl
Christine Wong Yap
Jenny Zito

Melanie C. Lacy Kusters  
Gnawed
28" x 28" x 42"
Latex, Prosthetics, Chair
2006
 
Artist Statement
A memory is a fragment of the past, filtered through ourselves.  It retains the salient, emotionally charged aspects of one's history.  We speak of memories as things, physical objects that exist in real space.  Memories do not only leave marks in our mind.  Our bodies are a record of our past, our experiences.   They record our physical and emotional history. My work attempts to communicate woven historical artifacts through dual modalities.  I want the viewer, upon first seeing my work, to be struck with a decidedly emotional reaction.  I want the slightly worrisome, sickening feeling that something is amiss.  In a sense, I want to temporarily suspend the logical, language-based reaction and allow the viewer to have a visceral response.  This reaction will allow a more empathetic understanding.  I also want to capture the trace evidence of memory as it impacts both inanimate and biological bodies.

Contact
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