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dc.contributor.authorAustin, David Fergus
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-19T20:17:29Z
dc.date.available2013-12-19T20:17:29Z
dc.date.issued2013en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/2346
dc.description.abstractThis Masters of Design by Project is a heuristic practice-based research undertaking that investigates perceptions of local identity and sense of place for residents of small town Aotearoa New Zealand. Through establishment of an interactive collaborative methodology this project seeks to derive potentially viable illustrative subject matter based upon folklore relevant to the local residents of small towns and remote communities. This exegesis documents an investigation that encompasses those within society who choose to attach themselves to distinctive places within the landscape and how they might identify themselves within it. Both this document and the project’s photographic works evidence a journey of discovery ; a journey that looked to uncover small town history, myth, and legend, the known and little known, the past and bygone, the people, lifestyles and place. These are places where the residents feel very much of, in contrast to being merely from. Appropriately then it was the residents of small towns who became storytellers, revealing folklore that informed the narratives underpinning each of the works which are intended to portray a sequence of events that reflects a local story. Significant challenges lay in reinterpreting verbally recollected stories into something visually tangible and engaging. As artistically motivated reinterpretations of folklore the works expose an inherent acuity for stereotype, sentimentalism and nostalgia. However, instead of detracting or distracting from the storyline these cognitive characteristics potentially become contributory facets that add new layers to the narrative. Along this journey I became many things more than simply an empathetic photographer. My function progressively developed from that of outside observer to include the roles of listener, facilitator, negotiator, translator, activist, director, digital technician and, ultimately, that of a visual story re-teller.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectsmall townsen_NZ
dc.subjectnarrative photographyen_NZ
dc.subjecthistorical re-enactmenten_NZ
dc.subjectlocal identityen_NZ
dc.subjectstory tellingen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand photographyen_NZ
dc.subjectphotographic tableauxen_NZ
dc.subjectsmall town historyen_NZ
dc.subjectregional historyen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjecthistoryen_NZ
dc.titleSmall town revelations : a dramatised, photographic retelling of regionalised histories, legends, myths and past characters within small town Aotearoa New Zealanden_NZ
dc.title.alternativeResearch question : can collaboratively staged photographic tableaux visually express a local identity, with particular reference to the location, history and legend of small towns and, if so, how might the inhabitants assist in defining a sense of place through this collaboration?en_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Designen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden190503 Lens-based Practiceen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationAustin, D. F. (2013). Small town revelations : a dramatised, photographic retelling of regionalised histories, legends, myths and past characters within small town Aotearoa New Zealand. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design). Unitec Institute of Technology. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2346en
unitec.pages111en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuKōrero nehemi_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalWilliams, Marcus
unitec.advisor.associatedDownie, Julie
unitec.institution.studyareaDesign and Visual Arts
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112899421


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