Date of Award
Spring 6-3-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Jewelry and Metalsmithing
First Advisor
Seth Papac
Second Advisor
Foad Torshizi
Third Advisor
Lu Heintz
Abstract
My work strives to reorient my gaze away from outward definitions of identity toward the complexities and nuances of experiencing the intersections of identity that comprise me and the space of home where I felt most extended. I do not want to essentialize the identifiers of Muslim, Bengali, and Tennessean, nor do I want to neglect the role memory and nostalgia play in shaping home as a place of expansion and ease. Food, cooking, and eating ground both nostalgia and identity in something physical. Through the sense of taste, I reorient myself to the inseparability of experience that cannot be contained by labels.
Recommended Citation
Mohyuddin, Ayesha, "Luminous Eating" (2023). Masters Theses. 1131.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1131
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