Embodying pain : an exegesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the postgraduate degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Figures are reproduced with permission.Art provides a unique ability to attempt to communicate the experience of pain to others. I am compelled to study pain in order to understand myself, others, and the world at large. I am compelled to create art on the subject of pain to share this understanding with others. My art practice has several elements. I create figural sculptures of bodies in pain made out of clay stoneware and glaze or treat them with iron oxide. These figures are then arranged in environments with lightly rusted steel box frame structures, cotton cord, and wood. Sometimes the sculptural assemblages cast large elongated shadows made from sumi ink or charcoal

Searchable IDEAL Climate Change Collections

This submission includes: 1) Project Final Report, 2) Project Final PowerPoint Presentation, and 3) Three Python ScriptsThe IDEAL Climate Change submission to VTechWorks contains five types of files: Final Project Report, Presentation Powerpoint, and Python Scripts for extraction of URL and indexing (two files) to SOLR. The Final Project Report has two formats: Word document and PDF. It includes all work done for the project including seven chapters on the following topics: User's Manual, Design & Requirements, Developer's Manual, Prototype & Refinement, Testing, Future Work, and Lessons Learned. In addition to these chapters, the report also includes tables, figures, acknowledgements, and bibliography. It is organized well and contains tables of contents, tables, and figures. The Presentation has two formats: PowerPoint and PDF. It includes the objective of the project, high level system map, functionality descriptions with screenshots of features, and description of testing and future work. The purpose of his document is to present the overall progress and accomplishments of the project to interested parties. It contains more visual aids and figures than text for a better cognitive understanding and interest to the audience. The first Python script is used to extract URLs from the raw tweet data. It is well commented to help future developers and parties interested in further developing the project. The second and third Python scripts are used to index tweets and webpages to SOLR; they're also well commented for readability.National Science Foundation grant IIS - 1319578, III: Small: Integrated Digital Event Archiving and Library (IDEAL). Client: Mohamed Magdy Gharib Farag. Instructor: Dr. Edward FoxClient: Mohamed Magdy Gharib FaragInstructor: Dr. Edward Fo