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The artist's role as collector of memory and self

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dc.contributor.advisor Basson, Eunice L.
dc.contributor.author Thomas, Lee Ann
dc.date.accessioned 2009-11-13T10:56:27Z
dc.date.available 2009-11-13T10:56:27Z
dc.date.issued 2009-03
dc.date.submitted 2009-11
dc.identifier.citation Thomas, Lee Ann (2009) The artist's role as collector of memory and self, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2888> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2888
dc.description.abstract Artworks that use found or appropriated images and objects often function as collections. These collections simulate the everyday collections of mementos and souvenirs that come to represent aspects of an individual's personality and past. The collections of objects mirror the individual's collection of memories that help to define himself and provide a means of communication with others. The artist as collector takes on roles similar to that of storyteller and anthropologist, providing a narrative of conscious preservation. Through various devices of display and denial a curiosity cabinet I Wunderkammer representing and simulating a Self is created and the role of collector is passed on to the viewer. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (vii, 113 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Collector en
dc.subject Memory en
dc.subject Souvenir en
dc.subject Memento en
dc.subject Allegory en
dc.subject Cabinet of curiosity en
dc.subject Wanderkammer en
dc.subject Collector
dc.subject Collection
dc.subject Memory
dc.subject Self
dc.subject Object
dc.subject Souvenir
dc.subject Memento
dc.subject Allegory
dc.subject Cabinet of curiosity
dc.subject Wunderkammer
dc.subject Siopis (Penny)
dc.subject Hiller (Susan)
dc.subject Cornell (Joseph)
dc.subject Kabakov (Ilya)
dc.subject Srewart (Susan)
dc.subject Baudrillard (Jean)
dc.subject Benjamin (Walter)
dc.subject.ddc 708
dc.subject.lcsh Artists as art collectors
dc.subject.lcsh Artists
dc.subject.lcsh Cabinets of curiosities
dc.title The artist's role as collector of memory and self en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology
dc.description.degree Thesis (M.A. (Art History))


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