Myco-scapes: Multispecies Entanglements in Artmaking

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dc.contributor.authorThornton, Eva Marieen
dc.contributor.committeechairRonan, Anne Elizabethen
dc.contributor.committeememberTucker, Thomas Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeememberStandley, Eric J.en
dc.contributor.departmentArt and Art Historyen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-26T08:01:59Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-26T08:01:59Zen
dc.date.issued2024-06-25en
dc.description.abstractMyco-scapes: Multispecies Entanglements in Artmaking is a body of ephemeral fiber sculptures. These weavings and digital fabrications are the result of collaborations with dynamic materials and other species, primarily fungi. The artworks (or artifacts) of the artist's material intra-actions explore the possibilities, challenges, and ethics of multispecies collaboration. Furthermore, in its ephemerality, Myco-scapes responds to the preventative conservation practices employed by art museums. Not only do these sculptures embody the fleeting nature of material entanglements, but they also challenge the capitalist structure of art collecting through their impermanence. The written thesis describes the artist's studio practice by exploring three primary influences: mycelium (the root-like structures of mushrooms), entanglements (the complex interwoven structures in which we exist), and preventative conservation (art-handling protocol designed to preserve artifacts).en
dc.description.abstractgeneralMyco-scapes: Multispecies Entanglements in Artmaking is a body of ephemeral fiber sculptures. These weavings and digital fabrications are the result of collaborations with dynamic materials and other species, primarily fungi. The artworks (or artifacts) of the artist's material intra-actions explore the possibilities, challenges, and ethics of multispecies collaboration. Furthermore, in its ephemerality, Myco-scapes responds to the preventative conservation practices employed by art museums. Not only do these sculptures embody the fleeting nature of material entanglements, but they also challenge the capitalist structure of art collecting through their impermanence. The written thesis describes the artist's studio practice by exploring three primary influences: mycelium (the root-like structures of mushrooms), entanglements (the complex interwoven structures in which we exist), and preventative conservation (art-handling protocol designed to preserve artifacts).en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:40986en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/119513en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmyco-scapeen
dc.subjectentanglementsen
dc.subjectNew Materialismen
dc.subjectmyceliumen
dc.subjectpreventative conservationen
dc.subjectintra-actionen
dc.subjectcollections careen
dc.subjectmultispeciesen
dc.subjectephemeralityen
dc.titleMyco-scapes: Multispecies Entanglements in Artmakingen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Technologiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Artsen

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