Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Sara MastOsman, Michelle Jocelyn2016-10-242016-10-242016https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9847Using visual imagery of my perceived environment allows me to map the intersection between unease with my surroundings and a deep connection to them at the same time. This work forces me to address questions of how I choose to interpret my environment. Integrating transitory clouds formations with signs of the built environment locates the work in an ephemeral and contemplative non-space.enPlace (Philosophy)ArtPerceptionCloudsThe gradual instantThesisCopyright 2016 by Michelle Jocelyn Osman