The Purification of Shelby Johnson
Author
Johnson, Shelby
Abstract
Shelby Johnson’s Seraphim Trinitas are three singers stuck in an eternal cycle of praising a God who will never accept them. The crocheted figures distort the human form. This work is a reflection on Johnson’s experience of growing up queer in the Southern Baptist church. They were outed and underwent an attempted exorcism by three women. The trio is simultaneously the women who tried to pray the gay away, the holy trinity, the three fates, and Johnson’s inner id, ego, and superego.
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Date Issued
2023-05
Committee Chair
Meksin, Elizaveta
Committee Member
Torop, Daniel
Rickard, Jolene
Degree Discipline
Art
Degree Name
M.F.A., Art
Degree Level
Master of Fine Arts
Type
dissertation or thesis
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