Abstract
The visual construction of a landscape by an artist might take into account lighting, material, and recognizable scenery, but these images can also serve as markers of identity, especially for artists living in exile or in a harsh political climate. The contemporary Tibetan artists consulted for this paper (both living in Tibet and elsewhere) address questions that arise when thinking about landscape imagery and Tibet, an already controversial place whose name conjures various definitions. What is real and what is imagined in these place/landscape images? How does the placement of the work in a gallery factor in to the reading of the scene? How does the title work in conjunction with the content to challenge tropes? How does the specific viewing community or space change the narrative? This paper uses the notion of place as an organizing lens through which to navigate identity and identity constructs in contemporary Tibetan art.
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