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Root kinetics. Printmaking. Radical abstraction. Building the world. These concepts are linked in the work of Ursula Zia ’24, who graduated with degrees in studio art<\/a> and global environmental studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zia’s recent project was a dreamscape based in the fermentation process, created for their studio art senior thesis show, Fluid. “I love dreams and the idea of dreaming,” Zia says. “One thing that’s been inspiring me recently is this idea of the lullaby as this gateway between sleep and dreams. It’s almost a sense of control and giving up control, and it’s also the intersection of solace and horror.”<\/p>\n A spring semester tour of Zia’s studio in the basement of Estabrook Hall felt like entering an alternate dimension. Edges of rice paper sheets were pinned delicately to the wall and a stretch of rice paper unfurled on the floor offered a study of various organic themes in ink and watercolor.<\/p>\n Bring ideas to life with a degree in studio art<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n “I feel like I’m trying to define a sense of being outside of the body,” Zia says. “It’s almost like our existence is just a variety of different experiences that have come together, so are we an individual? Are we a collective?”<\/p>\n“Every time we walk, we make a print,” Zia says.<\/h3>\n
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“Root kinetics is our sense of purpose, home, and self,” Zia notes. “Our roots are in motion and influenced by internal and external forces.”<\/p>\n