Date of Award
Spring 6-2-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Photography
First Advisor
Odette England
Second Advisor
Sheida Soleimani
Third Advisor
Karen Schiff
Abstract
This is an anti-thesis about being a tender and tuff queer femme bitch with mental illness trying to exist in this shitty world by creating worlds of their own. With bright colors, video performance, dress up, collage, and a lot of feelings, I turn power structures on their upside. They become a game of pretend where queers run the show. It’s ok to be sick. It’s ok to be vulnerable. It’s ok to be queer. You’re not alone.
Recommended Citation
Engstrom, Rosemary, "Pretend power" (2018). Masters Theses. 321.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/321
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