Go go gadget heart
Abstract
The genius of the Child is his fascination with the animal. Concerning the Child's affinity with the wild and wildness. Concerning clouds and pro wrestling. The Child departs and returns home after many years away. Concerning his father, the mortality of. Concerning lesser icons. A masculine inheritance. Cinematic depictions of the Old West. Navigating modern cynicism. The circuitous route to the heart. The Child installs his satellite eyes. Concerning the moon, the orbit and sparse population of. The Child's eyes cannot discern certain colors. Concerning birds, the mechanical movements of. The cognizance of flora. The inanimate becomes animate. Concerning illness, the inevitability of. A personal history of tea and action figures. A catalogue of mythic creatures. The Child is transported through time and space. Versions of apocalypse. A circular understanding of time. An infestation of mice. The forgotten hero's face as monument. Concerning insomnia. An excision of the tongue. The Child's old playthings become the building blocks of meditation. The Child fakes his own death. Based on actual events. Concerning mutation. Even the lesser animals want to destroy us. Concerning angles. The beloved as vandal. The love between men. Concerning the language of ancestors. Poems of the uncanny. Poems that stare back.^
Degree
M.F.A.
Advisors
Mary B. Leader, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Fine Arts
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