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Image and Interpretation: A Contemporary Visual Narrative of WW1 Conscientious Objection
S.Andrew
In: Objections to War; 07 Sep 2014-09 Dec 2014; University of Hull, Centre for Nineteenth–Century Studies. 2014.
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Abstract
Image and Interpretation: A contemporary visual narrative of WW1 conscientious objection.My research places textiles within a communication paradigm, considering cloth as a narrative form and examining the relationship between authorial intention and viewer interpretation. The visual content of my current work reflects on aspects of society, family and cultural myth, particularly how the histories of past lives are represented and interpreted. This presentation discusses the development of two textile triptychs that were created to form non-textual narratives on the imprisonment of a conscientious objector in the Great War, and the impact of this on his family. The construction of visual narrative as an act of individual remembrance and commemoration is examined from the perspective of the maker as author. This is contrasted with audience interpretations of the visual narrative when located in a range of buildings (church, gallery, bank and two museums). Readings of the individual images and narrative sequences are examined, exploring the symbolism associated with war and peace and the impact of collective cultural understanding and projection of personal memory on audiences’ perceptions of the work.