Feerick, PeggySawyer, Rahshia2014-10-272019-07-292014-10-27https://hdl.handle.net/1920/9114I make photographs as an inquiry into the existential questions of reality, identity, and the beliefs put in place by the individual. This thesis describes the photographic series of works leading up to and the installation of Some Things I Can't Explain, a photographic and sound installation examining the transformation of going from the known to the unknown. This Daedalean journey contrasts beauty against loss. The installation creates a multi-sensory experience of floating by combining two complimentary elements -- the large-scale delicate silk photographs coupled with sounds of indistinguishable conversations, and a mechanical hum filling a low-lighted room. The installation dwarfs the viewer, recreating a singular struggle with our emotions -- an experience we all share.en-USCopyright 2014 Rahshia SawyerPhotographic installationUnderwater photographyAbstract photographyThesis