The looking glass: decolonizing perceptions on culture through virtual worldbuilding and speculative fiction

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dc.contributor.authorOmubor, Monioluwa
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts
dc.contributor.supervisorSirbu, Daniela
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T14:34:43Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T14:34:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThe Looking Glass is an MFA thesis project which raises questions concerning the ways in which culture, specifically Yoruba culture is perceived, interacted with, and experienced. It examines the discourse surrounding colonized and marginalized identities and explores how the literary tool of speculative fiction in combination with 3d computer graphics can be employed in subverting and decolonizing these conversations in the area of new media art. The project features a series of 3D computer generated portraits, landscapes, and short video clips which serve as “moving” or “living” paintings, with each piece revolving strongly around a selected element of Yoruba culture. The subjects are situated against a surrealist backdrop while staged and presented with a minimalist aesthetic, an approach specifically selected to convey the themes and ideas for which are argued. Through this, each piece serves as a corner for critical reflection, reconciliation and exploration. Ultimately, the thesis investigates channels for the expansion of 3D computer graphics and its worldbuilding capabilities in the effort of propagating critical reflection through speculative work.
dc.embargoNo
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6735
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0357
dc.proquest.subject0389
dc.proquest.subject0710
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New Media
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of New Media
dc.publisher.facultyFine Arts
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)
dc.subjectYoruba culture
dc.subjectcolonized identities
dc.subjectmarginalized identities
dc.subjectspeculative fiction
dc.subject3D computer graphics
dc.subjectworldbuilding
dc.subjectcritical reflection
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.subject.lcshYoruba (African people)
dc.subject.lcshNew media art
dc.subject.lcshDecolonization in art
dc.subject.lcshCulture
dc.subject.lcshThree-dimensional imaging
dc.subject.lcshVirtual reality
dc.subject.lcshVirtual reality in art
dc.titleThe looking glass: decolonizing perceptions on culture through virtual worldbuilding and speculative fiction
dc.typeThesis
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