Date of Award
5-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Department
Art
First Reader/Committee Chair
Gomez, Ed
Abstract
Heirlooms of Virtu explores familial history as a mode of self-study. By examining childhood, the more possible it can be to navigate the contemporary. Research into the self becomes the bridge between two states of being, allowing for a better understanding and a more purposeful approach to the future.
As an artist working primarily in photography and video, I am recontextualizing key nostalgic concepts with technology through interactive sculptures and video installations. My research alludes to classic toys and technologies specific to my childhood in an effort to find and understand the self. Nostalgia as an idea not only exists as a timestamp to experience; it implores a change of perspective when serving as a vessel for reflection and reclamation.
Recommended Citation
Nunez, Santos, "Heirlooms of Virtu" (2026). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 2379.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/2379
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