2026-09-22T13:28:11Zhttps://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/oai/request

oai:drum.lib.umd.edu:1903/274552022-03-12T11:53:23Zcom_1903_2213com_1903_1611com_1903_2col_1903_2745col_1903_3

Keener, Cy McWilliams, Noah Leonard Digital Repository at the University of Maryland University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Art 2021-07-14T05:34:56Z 2021-07-14T05:34:56Z 2021 https://doi.org/10.13016/fyqv-ah1y http://hdl.handle.net/1903/27455 This exhibition reflects a tragic and anticlimactic future. The ultimate outcome of human exploration of the universe will no doubt shed light on the dismal nature of our interpersonal relationships and grand aspirations.Decorative Specter is an exhibition of sculpture and video that depicts a distant future inhabited by decorative artifacts of long extinct human civilizations. The works in this exhibition are speculative portraits of alien, but eerily familiar puppets. They represent moments within an implied overarching narrative, frozen for study and contemplation. My use of commonly overlooked aesthetics is intended to remind us that other intelligent life will likely spring from an unexpected place and with unexpected results. In the following text I will explain the formal qualities and concepts behind the work. en Decorative Specter Thesis Fine arts anthropocene domestic puppetry scifi sculpture video open.access