The abject, frail fourth age body: art jewellery as a tool to re-interpretaged female bodies

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates art jewellery as social communicator and questions the way in which the Fourth Age female individual is perceived. The argument of this thesis will be presented in conjunction with visual imagery of the series of pieces that have been created. Through my art practice, I aim to destabilise abject, frail bodies as a parallel for identity in the fourth age. Through the process of material investigation and making it becomes evident that the aged body is delicate and fragile, yet beneath the surface that is perceived as decay lies a vast pool of beauty, experience and strength that is overlooked. This thesis, along with my practical body of work acts as the catalyst to forming new perspectives and perceptions surrounding the fourth age female body and identity.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University