https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48002 2026-04-05T15:35:00Z 2026-04-05T15:35:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54847 2020-04-26T05:12:59Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The deconstruction of reality : a multimedia approach Abstract: Grounded on existentialist and ontological philosophy, this research questions the objective and subjective reality and its potential downfall. It explores the relationship between 'being' and 'reality' within a contemporary context. A substantial part of the reality that this research focuses on is the environment - the social, natural and overall context - and how it is in a constant state of transition. Description: M.A.DIG.ARTS

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54845 2025-02-18T14:40:26Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Plastic data : an investigation of 3D printing beyond sculpture Abstract: In the past, digital artworks have fallen into obscurity and obsolescence due to the impermanent nature through which they are developed and the collapse of platforms upon which they were created. This research explores the challenges posed by the technological dependency of these transient artworks when it comes to archiving, preservation and presentation. This is discussed within this research in relation to the notion of immateriality and the dematerialization of the art object. An artwork that depends on technology can only exist for as long as its support structure remains operational, thus, the biggest limitation which current artists, curators, archivists and institutions face is the accurate representation of the artefact and its authoritive intent. This research explores the possibilities that plastic as a medium, through technological agency,can be used as a means to extend, preserve and create artefacts. Through the use of 3D printing, this study attempts to create artefacts which are not dependent on the platforms which were used to create them.The project created as part of this research puts forward a method where technology is used as an agent to rid the arts of its dependencyon technology. By creating a plastic slide (image-sculpture)the representation of an image is captured within a materialwhich does not degrade overtime;moreover,it also requires minimal technology (sunlight) in order to present an image and its interpretation to an audience. The conservation of digitally-extended practices is distinguished from the conventional approach of traditional media as it results in the redevelopment or re representation of the original. This calls into question the original representation and intent of the artwork. In light of this, this research proposes to introduce a method through which artists become the creators and archivists of their own work, thus having an active role in the assimilation of their own artefact for future audiences. Description: M.A.DIG.ARTS

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54357 2020-04-24T12:26:37Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Tattoos as a means of body communication in boxers : investigating numerical and aesthetic tattooing in the Maltese boxing community Abstract: This dissertation draws from my own experience in sports photography and aims to address the diverse significations of tattoos in sports. More specifically, I shall here be looking at tattooed individuals in the Maltese boxing scene. To achieve this, this study first contextualises and conjoins the diverse strands at stake here—tattooing, boxing, and Malta—and moves into a qualitative approach, looking at the hermeneutic and aesthetic significations of tattoos as the boxers themselves understand them. This research leads to a project based around portrait photography, where boxers are represented in two different contexts in order for the audience to engage with the diverse significations of tattooing on different levels. Description: M.A.DIG.ARTS

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54346 2020-04-24T12:19:02Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The visualisation of the creative unconscious : a visual exploration of unfamiliar dream experiences through photographic animation and sound Abstract: This dissertation explores the reaction and remembrance towards our subconscious dreams, to further examine and recall these experiences from the dream world, into the real world. This study aims to successfully collect and conceptualise these dream experiences through the use of photographic animation and sound. In-depth questionnaires and surveys, as well as the dream journal method were conveyed as part of the research methodology in order to gain a wider and much vaster perspective as to how the public reacts to their dream experiences. A select few participants were also chosen as part of this study, to document their dream experiences through the use of dream journals. The collected results, as well as the collected dream scripts, were studied deeply in conjunction to each other, to be further translated and captured through the use of photographic animation. The final project consists of 10 dissimilar photographic animations, that depict and conjure up the dream experiences of these participants, as well as my own, as a form of personal memorabilia. This study therefore provides a visual rendition of personal dream experiences, displaying key moments in the dream, as well as the emotions felt throughout the occurrence itself. It is also a complete reflection of the uniqueness of each dreamer, as well as how these experiences are influenced by the sensitive aspects of their personal life. Therefore these dreams, as well as the many others that are experienced, become a visual and mental identity of the dreamers themselves. Description: B.FINE ARTS DIG.ARTS

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z