Detail View: Graduate Thesis Collection: |A|C|G|T| A Genetic Portrait of Family
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Title:
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|A|C|G|T| A Genetic Portrait of Family
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Creator:
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Foote, Teresa L.
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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The
photographic
and
graphic
art
series
|A|C|G|T|
A
Genetic
Portrait
of
Family
addresses
identity,
the
concept
of
family,
and
the
ways
in
which
advances
in
human
genetics
have
had
an
impact
on
contemporary
art.
I
explore
similarities
between
photography
and
science
with
the
broader
intent
of
considering
the
impact
that
genetic
science
has
had
within
contemporary
portraiture.
The
concept
of
family
is
more
than
images
collected
it
is
our
shared
experiences,
our
environment
and
the
chromosomal
unity
that
binds
us
together.
This
exploration
of
genetics,
family,
and
portrait
has
resulted
in
my
renewed
interest
in
the
representation
of
memory
through
photographic
evidence.
The
ability
of
a
portrait
to
tell
a
story
has
been
changed
and
expanded
by
Genetic
Art,
and
it
will
continue
to
have
an
impact
on
how
I
use
photography
to
tell
not
only
my
story,
but
the
story
of
those
who
came
before,
who
helped
mold
me
into
who
I
am—those
whom
I
call
family.
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
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Date:
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2014-05
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Format:
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PDF : 25 p. : ill; JPG
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