This thesis analyzes and studies the results of the my artwork. I focus on my experience of unfulfilled and rejected desires in social relationships and express my desire to adapt to society through the process of reconfiguring discarded objects in my...
This thesis analyzes and studies the results of the my artwork. I focus on my experience of unfulfilled and rejected desires in social relationships and express my desire to adapt to society through the process of reconfiguring discarded objects in my artworks.
As social beings, human construct their identities through relationships with others, but this process inevitably leaves unfulfilled desires and lacks. I experienced alienation in relationships during childhood due to stuttering, which led to an emotional connection with broken and discarded objects. I relate fragments and discarded objects to my own sense of lack and use these objects to express my inner desires and deficiencies.
In the artworks, I creates trophies, reconfigure discarded objects into upright structures, combine neglected fragments, and use shiny or transparent surfaces as metaphors for imagined desires. Through this, I address the fear and anxiety associated with relationships and interactions in society. I reference Jacques Lacan’s concept of fantasy to analyze and describe these processes in my work. Lacan's concept of fantasy operates as a framework through which the subject unconsciously structures their lack, responds to the desire of the Other, and sustains their own desire. This thesis interprets my work through this conceptual framework. In addition, this fantasy is a chaotic body, fragmented and fluid, and a fantasy that follows us persistently.
This thesis reports on the research and analysis of my works produced between 2022 and 2024. Based on the above processes, this thesis is structured into three chapters.
In Chapter 1, Introduction, I describes the purpose and method of research on my work.
In Chapter 2, Main Text, First, I analyzed my social experiences related to desire, focusing on the fragments and abandoned objects that I explored in my work through Jacques Lacan's concept of fantasy, and explained how these objects are artistically transformed. Second, I investigated the methodology of reconstructing objects in my work, exploring the connection between imagination and materiality, and presented my approaches to artistic expression. Third, I analyzed and described the processes, techniques, and intentions behind each work.
In Chapter 3, Conclusion, I summarized the discussions in this thesis and explored directions for my future work.