This thesis' theoretical framework is founded on two principal categories found within my artistic practice. The first is photography, the medium most commonly employed in my daily life. However, having recently become somewhat estranged from its use, mainly due to photography's sustained presence and interwovenness with contemporary society, the following thesis proposes an implicit investigation into the potential reasons for this estrangement. The second category is devoted to a theoretical exploration of archiving and its relationship to artistic practice. The finality of this analysis lies in the practical portion of the thesis. Here, an existing substance is recontextualized following the methods of appropriation and transformation, thus rounding out the final stage of my graduation project by providing a reflection on the creative process.
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