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(AUT University; 2011)Having a child in hospital is a stressful time for the whole family, yet existing research of this experience has predominantly focused on the perspectives of the boarding-in parent/guardian. Consistent with the theoretical ... -
(AUT University; 2011)The term ‘raincoat’ suggests an expectation of purpose and functionality. This practice-led research project examines how well these expectations are met within the context of urban fashion. Although New Zealand is the ... -
(AUT University; 2010)This practice-based art project explores latency in relation to the way viewers engage with images and in the context of images themselves. Through an exploration of the medium of painting, the project aims to open up ... -
(AUT University; 2011)This visual art project explores the idea of and possibilities of the evocation of childhood memories, experiences and narratives through drawing installation practice. Underpinned by cognitive neuroscientific, phenomenological ... -
(AUT University; 2008)This project is a creative production that combines image, sound, and narrative. It uses these elements to employ a twist as a device for a paradigm and genre shift in a short film text. My short film introduces a plot ... -
(AUT University; 2008)This thesis investigates ideas of interiority and thought in relation to the building of self identity. I express them through the visual means of text and photography, resulting in a conceptual self-portrait by way of ... -
(AUT University; 2007)This thesis examines the relationships between fictional narratives and material objects through writing and sculptural practice. Its purpose is to explore how fiction assists in an understanding of the world we inhabit ... -
(AUT University; 2008)This screenplay is a fictional Coming of Age story of a young restless woman who, on an existentialist search for her inner self, investigates into the truth behind her famous grandmother's past, an anthropologist who ... -
(AUT University; 2007)This explorative research examines a contemporary representation for suicide. Utilizing a dualistic framework of biology and technology, I codify diverse theoretical discourses into why people commit suicide. My practical ... -
(AUT University; 2007)This project explores the notion of a world experienced and mediated through the image. The focus is on issues related to representation of that world to self through image-based narrative. Central to the creation of these ...