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Personal anthropology

Muranicova, Zuzana

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2008, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.

I find beauty and inspiration in personal data that is accumulated from mundane and everyday routines. These may appear to be trivial, but they lead the viewer into a realm of reflection on human existence. I illuminate the junction between the personal and the universal through the investigation of information from a contemporary existence. These pieces of information form a network of time passages, subtle humor, and fragile connections through serial arrangement.

The four exhibited works are part of a larger body titled Personal Anthropology, which visualizes fragments of my everyday life. The recognition of my daily activities such as dreaming, playing, cleansing, and the observation of light is presented via their connection to souvenirs produced by them. The residues from these rituals were collected during the past three years in my living space. Collecting, for me, is a powerful tactic for making sense out of the world I live within and for observing my actions analytically.

Robert Ladislas Derr (Advisor)
53 p.

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  • Muranicova, Z. (2008). Personal anthropology [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399902963

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Muranicova, Zuzana. Personal anthropology. 2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399902963.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Muranicova, Zuzana. "Personal anthropology." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399902963

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)