Kat Fowler’s portfolio
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Hairbraids!? |
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Client: me, myself, and I
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Submitted: May 16, 2008
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Updated: October 13, 2008
Discipline: Fine Art | http://www.katfowler.com |
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My thesis exhibition entitled "Hairbraids!?" premiered at the University of Florida's Focus Gallery this May. It completes my studies and requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Digital Media Art. Thesis committee included chair Max Becher, Dr. Jack Stenner from the University of Florida and Dr. Filiberto Penados (Galen University, Belize).
Hairbraids!? consists of six small projections that showcase video
portraits of female tourists who purchased souvenir hair braids from local vendors while on vacation in the Caribbean. Combined with the advertising language used by hair braiders, quotes from interviews with tourists with their hair braided, and Caribbean beach imagery, these portraits explore issues of tourist identity through the vernacular associated with the performance of souvenir hair braiding. |
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