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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
Master's thesis
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This thesis started from something very personal—my experience of having fibromatosis. It made me slowly become more aware of how fragile the human body is, and how uncertain life can be. Through photography, sound, sculpture, and working with materials, I try to explore how our memories and emotions shape how we feel the world, especially through the body.
I’m not trying to explain what it means to be a human, or to talk about illness in a fixed way. Instead, I see the body as a place where we can feel deeply, reflect, and change.
There are five chapters in this thesis. Each one follows a different part of my journey: from music and memory, to materials, inspiration, and my art practice. Together, they form a kind of archive of feelings and small moments—using fragile materials and soft sounds to talk about time, care, and presence.
In my thinking, I’ve been inspired by people like Roland Barthes, Murray Schafer, and Juhani Pallasmaa. Their ideas helped me understand sound, space, and memory in new ways, and gave me tools to reflect more deeply. But in the end, this work is not about finding answers. It’s about staying open—about listening, feeling, and creating slowly, in a world that is always changing.
I also don’t see my work as symbolic. I don’t want to give the body, or materials, or sound a fixed meaning. I believe they all have their own way of speaking. Sometimes quietly, sometimes through texture or movement. I try to listen to them—not as tools I use, but as things I live with and respond to.
In this endless world, we all exist together—bodies, sounds, materials. We are shaped by the world, and we also shape it in return, through small actions, traces, and care. This work is not about defining anything. It’s about being with these fragile things, and learning how to live and move with them.