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    Homing : navigating the notions of home
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03) Mertz, Isabel-Roswitha; Moe, Ledelle; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Visual Arts.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis investigates the complexities of home through the exploration of the embodiment of architecture, both human and non-human. I see the notion of home as a multifarious, visceral experience; therefore my investigation is informed by my own lived experience. I investigate the notion of home in terms of locale, history, identity and memory. My argument is informed by two phenomenological texts, namely The Soul of the White Ant by South African poet Eugene Marais and The Poetics of Space by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. I investigate these texts as well as the work of three selected South African contemporary artists, namely Nicholas Hlobo, Joani Groenewald and Zanele Muholi, in conjunction with my own artistic practice. I demonstrate the concept of home as navigating through time and space by employing the use of narrative in this thesis and the particular configuration of my art installations.