Date of Award
5-11-2025
Date Published
June 2025
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Studio Arts
Advisor(s)
Juan Juarez
Keywords
Dissociation;Memory;Object;Painting;Sculpture;Space
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing
Abstract
There is a disruption occurring in our homes, causing a dissociation from the now. Troxler examines the power of objects and spaces of our homes through his works, in the hope to create experiences that mirror a dissociative phenomenon of being pulled between past and future. Here, he provides context to his artistic process - establishing methods for his traditional painting practice, sculptures, and digital works. Through an interdisciplinary artistic practice, he asserts connections to his personal memory and experiences. Within this thesis, Troxler approaches a shared phenomenon of temporal dissociation by establishing our dwelling spaces as incubators for loaded objects of the past that are causing a major disruption, leading to a removal of access to experiencing the present time – a fixation on histories and futures outside of our immediate grasp. The connections made between the past and future hinge on aspects of embodied physical memory and digital technology, where memory is being converted into coded information and having its access limited to the flawed function of machines. His work aims to recognize the temporal No Space, the result of where we are ultimately ending up in – a space where past and future collide, where the individual memory and public memory merge to establish the contorted and distorted landscape we currently see as the present.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Troxler, Joseph Henry, "Back Then, Long From Now" (2025). Theses - ALL. 928.
https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/928
