COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
You Have Nothing to Worry About
Creator:
Spitz, Melissa Audrey
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
The body of work, You Have Nothing to Worry About, is a photographic narrative
following the life of my mother, Deborah Adams, who suffers from mental illness and addiction.
Both are epidemic in the United States, and my mother has consistently been over-medicated.
My initial intent for this body of work was to acknowledge a family history of abuse. By viewing
and apprehending these moments of chaos through my viewfinder, I have been able to capture
my mother’s behavior and a reflection of my own emotions toward the situation.
The work defines photography as a conversation. It is a heteroglossic relationship
between me, the operator of the camera, and my mother, the subject. The diaristic documents of
our personal relationship create consistency and some degree of understanding out of chaos.
following the life of my mother, Deborah Adams, who suffers from mental illness and addiction.
Both are epidemic in the United States, and my mother has consistently been over-medicated.
My initial intent for this body of work was to acknowledge a family history of abuse. By viewing
and apprehending these moments of chaos through my viewfinder, I have been able to capture
my mother’s behavior and a reflection of my own emotions toward the situation.
The work defines photography as a conversation. It is a heteroglossic relationship
between me, the operator of the camera, and my mother, the subject. The diaristic documents of
our personal relationship create consistency and some degree of understanding out of chaos.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-05
Format:
PDF : 36 p. : ill; JPG
