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Body Language

Kim, Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587494555861933

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2020, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Art.
This work is composed of images and texts that seek to record and examine the ongoing dialogue and relationship I carry with my body. As someone with systemic lupus, my relationship with my body (and immune system) can be contentious and unpredictable. This thesis aims to explore the nature of that connection through a collection of photos, drawings, writings, and experimental gestures. An attempt has been made to make formal sense of their shape and order, but the truth remains (and is likely evident) that I have encountered the same difficulties as my healthcare practitioners in charting and pining down my body’s whims and behaviors. As it turns out, both my body and I are elusive and resist clean categorization. Still, it is my hope that a common thread of investments can be traced within this stream of words and images around how to share, endure and live with/in one’s body. It must be said that I conclude with no tidy answers but instead with more questions and trails of inquiry around how to co-exist and live with chronic illness.
Amy Youngs (Advisor)
Ann Hamilton (Committee Member)
Erica Levin (Committee Member)
131 p.
Fine Arts
chronic illness; systemic lupus; photo essay; poetry; drawing; film; photography; animation; writing

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  • Kim, L. (2020). Body Language [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587494555861933

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kim, Lynn. Body Language. 2020. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587494555861933.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kim, Lynn. "Body Language." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587494555861933

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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