reunion: A Journey Through History, Symbolism, and Fear

• Main Author: Fassie, Vanessa Laure
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2007
• Subjects: mixed media; performance; video; fear; archetypal symbolism; collective history; Art and Design; Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/794; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1793&context=etd

The contents here in examine the artistic process undertaken by Vanessa Fassie to create the mixed media work, reunion. The subjects of fear, archetypal symbolism, personal and collective histories were examined through research, archival evidence, video, sound, movement, and installation. reunion, examines not only the powers of personal and collective histories through the symbolic language of archetypes, but also how fear manifests and evolves through time. The culmination of this work was the creation of an installation within the Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University. This Thesis was created through the use of Microsoft Word 2004.