De glazen kunstwerken van Dale Chihuly die onderdeel zijn van de Garden Cycle hebben de natuur als onderwerp. In deze scriptie zal er worden onderzocht hoe bij twee van deze werken orde en chaos...Show moreDe glazen kunstwerken van Dale Chihuly die onderdeel zijn van de Garden Cycle hebben de natuur als onderwerp. In deze scriptie zal er worden onderzocht hoe bij twee van deze werken orde en chaos tot uiting worden gebracht. Dit wordt gedaan aan de hand van kunsthistorisch literatuuronderzoek waarin een interdisciplinaire insteek centraal staat. De onderzochte objecten zijn de museumtuin van Chihuly Garden and Glass en Mille Fiori. Beiden zijn tuinen met glazen objecten erin, maar verschillen van elkaar op het gebied van natuur. Orde en chaos zijn beide aanwezig in de twee kunstwerken, maar komen op een andere wijze tot uiting. Orde wordt voornamelijk aangebracht door het menselijk handelen en chaos door de natuur, waar de mens minder controle over heeft. Beide processen zijn fundamenteel bij het tot stand komen van de objecten die daardoor voortkomt uit een verstoring in de kunst.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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The use of harsh caregiving behaviour is related to a range of negative outcomes on the development of children. Therefore, it is important to get a more thorough understanding of the determinants...Show moreThe use of harsh caregiving behaviour is related to a range of negative outcomes on the development of children. Therefore, it is important to get a more thorough understanding of the determinants of such caregiving behaviours. Researchers have consistently found an association between high levels of environmental chaos in the household and negative parenting behaviours. However, this relation has never been investigated in an experimental setting before so no causal inferences could be made. Therefore, the present study used an experimental within-subjects design to investigate whether (observed) harsh caregiving behaviour is predicted by an (experimentally manipulated) chaotic home environment. In addition, self-regulatory skills, measured with a delay discounting task and a Go/Nogo task, were examined as a potential moderator in this relation. A total of 96 women aged between 18 and 25 years participated in the two lab-visits. The laboratory (furnished like a living room) was calm and organized in the neutral condition, and chaotic and unorganized in the chaos condition. Contrary to what was hypothesized, results of the multilevel analysis showed no causal relation between chaos and harsh caregiving in the present study. Also, no moderating effect of self-regulatory skills on the relation between environmental chaos and harsh caregiving behaviours was found. Possible explanations for not finding the expected results and directions for future research are addressed in the discussion.Show less
Today, it is possible to attach photographic cameras to drones. The advent of these unmanned flying machines has transformed the field of aerial photography as it has prompted the proliferation of...Show moreToday, it is possible to attach photographic cameras to drones. The advent of these unmanned flying machines has transformed the field of aerial photography as it has prompted the proliferation of vertical views. This type of view is known as God’s eye view. The technical specificities that differentiate drones from other flying devices enhance certain representational operations in the photographic language; operations that yield a very particular visual representation of the earth’s surface. The representation issues that have been identified in drone vernacular photography are three: paradox between chaos and geometry, miniaturization and flatness. These elements affect the way in which viewers perceive and ascribe meaning to our living space. When these characteristics are not critically thought, these photographic images can give rise to feelings of possession, affective detachment and omnipresence. Thus, they dehumanize our view of the world. A critical and historical reflection upon this issues in drone photography can decrease the visual reification of our living space, and instead, they can become qualities of a living and dynamic spatial representation.Show less
This study explores the association between chaos and problem behavior in young children. We examined whether this relationship is moderated by temperament of the child and neighborhood perception...Show moreThis study explores the association between chaos and problem behavior in young children. We examined whether this relationship is moderated by temperament of the child and neighborhood perception of the parents. A sample of 48 children (aged 1.3–4 years) and one of their parents, as well as the child’s caregiver in the childcare center participated in this study. Results did not show an association between chaos and problem behavior, and neither temperament nor parent’s neighborhood perception played a moderating role in this association. However, child age, child’s temperament and neighborhood perception of the parents proved to predict problem behavior in a non-linear way. The results of this study are limited by the sample, which is small and on average highly educated. A possible relation between chaos and problem behavior should be explored in an extended sample that represents low educated families as well.Show less
