Reframing the Western Environmental Gaze through Art Practice: From Anthropocentrism to Interconnectedness
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Open access
Date
2024Supervisor
Bruce Slatter
Susanna Castleden
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Humanities
School
School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
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Abstract
This project aims to challenge the Western environmental gaze through a series of sculptures, assemblages, immersive installations, and field trip documentation and exegetical writing. Framed by four anthropocentric perspectives—mastery, hierarchy, passivity, and atemporality—it examines the hubris in notions of control over the more-than-human. By interrogating prevailing environmental imaginaries, the research fosters a nuanced understanding of ecological interconnectedness while contributing to dialogues in environmental aesthetics.
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