Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art
Reader 1
Kim-Trang Tran
Reader 2
Ken Gonzales-Day
Abstract
This paper explores the transient and multifaceted nature of identity through photography, with a focus on family, third spaces, and self-reflection. Through three interconnected series—Through His Eyes, In-Between New York, and Twenty Something—the project examines how personal relationships and environments shape identity, particularly during transitional moments in life. Drawing on autobiographical storytelling, the paper highlights generational dynamics themes, communal spaces’ role, and the liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. Influenced by theorists such as Roland Barthes and sociologist Ray Oldenburg, the work also engages with ideas of memory, belonging, and the fluidity of identity, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences of self-discovery and transformation.
Recommended Citation
Voyticky, Cherish, "Roots Through Routes: An Autobiography" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2490.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2490
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
