Title of Submission
Transformation
Degree Program
Visual Arts, MFA
Major Advisor Name
Chad Erpelding
Type of Submission
Visual or Performing Arts Presentation
Abstract
Caitlin Harris is a multidisciplinary artist, printer, and designer. Her work engages with political and social justice issues, utilizing printmaking as a tool for expression, interpretation, and dissent. Caitlin is interested in community interventions that create connections and facilitate change through dialogue and collaboration. The production of alternative media is a tool for affirmation and resilience. By providing accessible resources to facilitate self-representation, Caitlin’s work creates opportunities to examine and reframe underrepresented ideas. Dissonance in layout, form, and structure engages the viewer and encourages active participation. Printed content becomes sculptural and interactive, contains hidden content, and transforms to reveal a complexity of ideas.