Abstract

Return is a video-based installation which includes sound, performance, and textile elements. Leilani Bascom is the lone actor navigating the water and where the water meets the land in this personal project exploring concepts of the life cycle from birth to death and rebirth. Life's paradox of struggle and release unfolds with imagery of battling through waves to swim deep underwater, fighting a river current and then surrendering to the flow, and carving a hole in the sand to climb into and be held. Viewers are immersed in the movement and sounds of water to witness the power and meaning of our first home and what sustains us.

Degree

MFA

College and Department

Fine Arts and Communications; Art

Rights

https://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/

Date Submitted

2022-12-06

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd12589

Keywords

art, beach, birth, death, emotional health, feminism, feminist art, film art, fine art, Hawai'i, healing, identity, installation art, life cycle, mental health, mother, motherhood, multichannel video, multimedia installation, O'ahu, ocean, performance art, rebirth, return, river, sand, sound art, textile art, trauma, video art, water, water cycle, waves

Language

english

Included in

Fine Arts Commons

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