Press Play

Author

Karan Kumar, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-3-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Graphic Design

First Advisor

Pouya Ahmadi

Second Advisor

Kelsey Elder

Third Advisor

Ayham Ghraowi

Abstract

"Press Play" arises from a conviction that a predilection to play is not an infantile diversion; instead, it extends our human ability to magnify, augment and shape reality. This thesis moves through different sites —all metaphorical playgrounds— where cultural repertoires are altered, negotiated, and invented through play. Each playground is a laboratory for innovation and a catalyst for developing a mental aptitude for reimagining ways to occupy familiar structures: the slide, swing, carousel, jungle gym, and bench as navigational spaces. The thesis becomes an experiential landscape through situations, processes, methods, and stylistic movements.

Comments

View exhibition online: Karan Sathis Kumar, Press Play

Recommended Citation

Kumar, Karan, "Press Play" (2023). Masters Theses. 1063.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1063

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