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! THE SAYING AND THE SAID
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 A Master’s Exhibition
 
 of Photographs
 
 Presented
 
 to the Faculty of 
 
 California State University, Chico
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 In Partial Fulfillment
 
 of the Requirement for the Degree 
 
 Master of Fine Arts
 
 in
 
 Art
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 by
 
 © Jon Lynn McCallum 2014
 
 Spring 2014
 ! �i ! 
 
 THE SAYING AND THE SAID 
 
 
 A Master’s Exhibition 
 
 by
 
 Jon Lynn McCallum 
 
 Spring 2014
 
 
 
 
 ! APPROVED BY THE DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES 
 AND VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH: ! _________________________________ 
 Eun K. Park, Ph.D.
 ! 
 APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
 
 
 _________________________________ _________________________________ Cameron G. Crawford, M.F.A. Tom Patton, M.F.A., Chair
 Graduate Coordinator 
 _________________________________ Sheri D. Simons, M.F.A.
 
 ! _________________________________ Susan Whitmore, M.F.A.
 
 ! �ii ! ! 
 PUBLICATION RIGHTS 
 No portion of this thesis may be reprinted or reproduced in any manner unacceptable to the usual copyright restrictions without the written permission of the author. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! �iii ! 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ! I extend my sincere thanks to the entire Art Department at California State University, Chico for enlightening my journey through the Master of Fine Arts program. I am particularly grateful for my graduate committee––Professors Tom Patton, Sue Whitmore, and Sheri Simons––and graduate coordinator Cameron Crawford––for their recurrent encouragement and critical feedback throughout my graduate school experience. I have been continually inspired and supported by my graduate program cohorts, particularly Jennifer Tancreto. I thank David Barta, Erin Herzog, and Summer Armstrong for their significant insight and assistance. Thanks to David and Shari Hopper for their contributions to the Hopper MFA Award and the Visiting Artist Fund. Special thanks goes to Professor Jeanne E. Clark for her poetry classes and for proofreading these poems. For hosting my thesis exhibition, I applaud Erin Wade, Kayla Lunt, and the numerous volunteers of 1078 Gallery. Thanks to Trevor Lalaguna and Candy McCracken for the use of their trucks. Finally, I am extremely indebted to Hannah McCallum for partnering with me through this entire process. ! 
 
 
 
 ! 
 
 �iv TABLE OF C!ONTENTS
 PAGE 
 Publication Rights ...................................................................................................... iii
 
 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... iv
 
 List of Figures ............................................................................................................ vi
 
 List of Poems ............................................................................................................. viii
 
 Abstract ...................................................................................................................... ix
 
 THE SAYING AND THE SAID The Voice as Subject ................................................................................ 1
 Methodology and Materials ..................................................................... 4
 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................... 10
 Behind the Poems .................................................................................... 11
 Conclusion ............................................................................................... 16 Bibliography .............................................................................................................. 19
 
 Master’s Exhibition .................................................................................................... 21 ! ! ! ! 
 
 ! 
 
 
 
 �v LIST OF FIGURES MASTER’S EXHIBITION
 1078 GALLERY, CHICO, CA 
 SPRING 2014 FIGURE PAGE 1. “Sheeted Figure with Cone in Room,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 22 ! 2. “Figure in Landscape with Tornado,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 23 ! 3. “Figure with Stones and Sticks” (triptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 48 x 57 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 24 ! 4. “Figure on Stage with No Audience,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 25 ! 5. “Figure’s Head with Orange over Mouth,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 24 x 24 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 26 ! 6. “Repeated Figure’s Head with Mouth Void and Vertical Lines,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 27 ! 7. “Repeated Figure of Increasing Age in Jars Tuned by Increasing Water Levels,” toner, transparency film, water, glass jars, paper, wood shelf; 25 x 72 x 10 inches, 2013 ........................................................................... 28 
 
 ! �vi FIGURE PAGE 8. “Repeated Figure of Increasing Age in Jars Tuned by Increasing Water Levels,” (detail) toner, transparency film, water, glass jars, paper, 
 wood shelf; 25 x 72 x 10 inches, 2013 ........................................................ 29 ! 9. “Repeated Figure as Choir” (diptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 85 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 30 ! 10. “Figure with Heap of Word Fragments,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 31 ! 11. “Figure with Another’s Arms in Three States of Affectation,” (triptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 24 x 64 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 32 ! 12. “Figure with Cone and Ocean Waves,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 33 ! 13. “Figure under Water with Rope,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 34 ! 14. “Sheeted Figure with Balloons in Room”
 toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 .................................................................................. 35 ! ! ! ! ! 
 
 
 �vii ! LIST OF POEMS 
 MASTER’S EXHIBITION
 1078 GALLERY, CHICO, CA 
 SPRING 2014 POEM PAGE 1. “body break open” ......................................................................................... 36 2. “in the sweet, salt-water womb of Saying” .................................................... 37 3. “throbbing throat” .......................................................................................... 38 4. “the volume of voice” .................................................................................... 39 5. “somewhere between heart and lips” ............................................................. 40 6. “in ages before isms” ..................................................................................... 41 7. “my unsounded self” ...................................................................................... 42 8. “language clicks, shutters” ............................................................................. 43 9. “our eyes have scratched mere surfaces” ....................................................... 44 10. “sticks and stones” ......................................................................................... 45 11. “vibrations of voices adjoin them” ................................................................. 46 12. “speak into a balloon” .................................................................................... 47 13. “the body broke open” ................................................................................... 48 ! 
 
 
 
 
 �viii ! ABSTRACT
 ! THE SAYING AND THE SAID by
 
 © Jon Lynn McCallum 2014
 
 Master of Fine Arts in Art
 
 California State University, Chico
 
 Spring 2014
 
 ! The Saying and the Said is an exhibition of photographs and poems which investigate the human voice. Being both physical and invisible, the voice is considered as a crux between our internal and external worlds and not merely a carrier of words. My large-scale, photo-based works, employing digital and hands-on processes, elicit the significance of the voice by depicting an often solitary figure negotiating issues of power and control with the environments around him. Poems relay other layers of thought and feeling, calling attention to the sound of the voice not only as a mysterious and compelling force, but also a metaphor for the human spirit. 
 
 
 
 
 ! �ix �1
 ! THE SAYING AND THE SAID 
 
 My voice goes after what my eyes cannot reach,
 With the twirl of my tongue I encompass worlds and volumes of worlds.
 ––Walt Whitman, Song of Myself 1
 ! 
 The Voice as Subject
 ! As a child I experienced difficulty speaking. I recall being about four years old and clearly seeing in my mind something I wanted––a cup of water to quench my thirst. Yet when I asked my mother for a drink, she could not understand me. I thought I was speaking well. I even pointed to the kitchen sink to help her decipher my message. But she did not catch on. I repeated my request again and again, growing more and more anxious as I realized my communication was failing. With the stresses of her life and the fear that I might have some disorder, she became angry and yelled at me. I was overwhelmed, devastated by the thought that I could not convey a basic need, and that the person closest to me could not understand this simple request. Throughout the early part of my life I experienced several of these upsetting moments regarding my voice. While I have largely grown past them, they have made a lasting impression on my life. These experiences have stirred my curiosity towards investigating the human voice, the primary subject of this exhibition containing photographs and poems. Even the fact that I included both visual and verbal media 1 Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” in American Literature 1865-1914, The Norton Anthology of American Literature, ed. Nina Baym (New York: W. W. Norton, 2003), 140.
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! THE SAYING AND THE SAID
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 A Master’s Exhibition
 
 of Photographs
 
 Presented
 
 to the Faculty of 
 
 California State University, Chico
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 In Partial Fulfillment
 
 of the Requirement for the Degree 
 
 Master of Fine Arts
 
 in
 
 Art
 
 
 ––––––––––––
 
 
 by
 
 © Jon Lynn McCallum 2014
 
 Spring 2014
 ! �i ! 
 
 THE SAYING AND THE SAID 
 
 
 A Master’s Exhibition 
 
 by
 
 Jon Lynn McCallum 
 
 Spring 2014
 
 
 
 
 ! APPROVED BY THE DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES 
 AND VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH: ! _________________________________ 
 Eun K. Park, Ph.D.
 ! 
 APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
 
 
 _________________________________ _________________________________ Cameron G. Crawford, M.F.A. Tom Patton, M.F.A., Chair
 Graduate Coordinator 
 _________________________________ Sheri D. Simons, M.F.A.
 
 ! _________________________________ Susan Whitmore, M.F.A.
 
 ! �ii ! ! 
 PUBLICATION RIGHTS 
 No portion of this thesis may be reprinted or reproduced in any manner unacceptable to the usual copyright restrictions without the written permission of the author. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! �iii ! 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ! I extend my sincere thanks to the entire Art Department at California State University, Chico for enlightening my journey through the Master of Fine Arts program. I am particularly grateful for my graduate committee––Professors Tom Patton, Sue Whitmore, and Sheri Simons––and graduate coordinator Cameron Crawford––for their recurrent encouragement and critical feedback throughout my graduate school experience. I have been continually inspired and supported by my graduate program cohorts, particularly Jennifer Tancreto. I thank David Barta, Erin Herzog, and Summer Armstrong for their significant insight and assistance. Thanks to David and Shari Hopper for their contributions to the Hopper MFA Award and the Visiting Artist Fund. Special thanks goes to Professor Jeanne E. Clark for her poetry classes and for proofreading these poems. For hosting my thesis exhibition, I applaud Erin Wade, Kayla Lunt, and the numerous volunteers of 1078 Gallery. Thanks to Trevor Lalaguna and Candy McCracken for the use of their trucks. Finally, I am extremely indebted to Hannah McCallum for partnering with me through this entire process. ! 
 
 
 
 ! 
 
 �iv TABLE OF C!ONTENTS
 PAGE 
 Publication Rights ...................................................................................................... iii
 
 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... iv
 
 List of Figures ............................................................................................................ vi
 
 List of Poems ............................................................................................................. viii
 
 Abstract ...................................................................................................................... ix
 
 THE SAYING AND THE SAID The Voice as Subject ................................................................................ 1
 Methodology and Materials ..................................................................... 4
 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................... 10
 Behind the Poems .................................................................................... 11
 Conclusion ............................................................................................... 16 Bibliography .............................................................................................................. 19
 
 Master’s Exhibition .................................................................................................... 21 ! ! ! ! 
 
 ! 
 
 
 
 �v LIST OF FIGURES MASTER’S EXHIBITION
 1078 GALLERY, CHICO, CA 
 SPRING 2014 FIGURE PAGE 1. “Sheeted Figure with Cone in Room,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 22 ! 2. “Figure in Landscape with Tornado,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 23 ! 3. “Figure with Stones and Sticks” (triptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 48 x 57 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 24 ! 4. “Figure on Stage with No Audience,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 25 ! 5. “Figure’s Head with Orange over Mouth,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 24 x 24 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 26 ! 6. “Repeated Figure’s Head with Mouth Void and Vertical Lines,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 27 ! 7. “Repeated Figure of Increasing Age in Jars Tuned by Increasing Water Levels,” toner, transparency film, water, glass jars, paper, wood shelf; 25 x 72 x 10 inches, 2013 ........................................................................... 28 
 
 ! �vi FIGURE PAGE 8. “Repeated Figure of Increasing Age in Jars Tuned by Increasing Water Levels,” (detail) toner, transparency film, water, glass jars, paper, 
 wood shelf; 25 x 72 x 10 inches, 2013 ........................................................ 29 ! 9. “Repeated Figure as Choir” (diptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 85 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 30 ! 10. “Figure with Heap of Word Fragments,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 31 ! 11. “Figure with Another’s Arms in Three States of Affectation,” (triptych), toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 24 x 64 inches; 2014 ................................................................................... 32 ! 12. “Figure with Cone and Ocean Waves,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 33 ! 13. “Figure under Water with Rope,” toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2013 ................................................................................... 34 ! 14. “Sheeted Figure with Balloons in Room”
 toner, transparency film, aluminum, polymer, varnish, wood panel;
 40 x 40 inches; 2014 .................................................................................. 35 ! ! ! ! ! 
 
 
 �vii ! LIST OF POEMS 
 MASTER’S EXHIBITION
 1078 GALLERY, CHICO, CA 
 SPRING 2014 POEM PAGE 1. “body break open” ......................................................................................... 36 2. “in the sweet, salt-water womb of Saying” .................................................... 37 3. “throbbing throat” .......................................................................................... 38 4. “the volume of voice” .................................................................................... 39 5. “somewhere between heart and lips” ............................................................. 40 6. “in ages before isms” ..................................................................................... 41 7. “my unsounded self” ...................................................................................... 42 8. “language clicks, shutters” ............................................................................. 43 9. “our eyes have scratched mere surfaces” ....................................................... 44 10. “sticks and stones” ......................................................................................... 45 11. “vibrations of voices adjoin them” ................................................................. 46 12. “speak into a balloon” .................................................................................... 47 13. “the body broke open” ................................................................................... 48 ! 
 
 
 
 
 �viii ! ABSTRACT
 ! THE SAYING AND THE SAID by
 
 © Jon Lynn McCallum 2014
 
 Master of Fine Arts in Art
 
 California State University, Chico
 
 Spring 2014
 
 ! The Saying and the Said is an exhibition of photographs and poems which investigate the human voice. Being both physical and invisible, the voice is considered as a crux between our internal and external worlds and not merely a carrier of words. My large-scale, photo-based works, employing digital and hands-on processes, elicit the significance of the voice by depicting an often solitary figure negotiating issues of power and control with the environments around him. Poems relay other layers of thought and feeling, calling attention to the sound of the voice not only as a mysterious and compelling force, but also a metaphor for the human spirit. 
 
 
 
 
 ! �ix �1
 ! THE SAYING AND THE SAID 
 
 My voice goes after what my eyes cannot reach,
 With the twirl of my tongue I encompass worlds and volumes of worlds.
 ––Walt Whitman, Song of Myself 1
 ! 
 The Voice as Subject
 ! As a child I experienced difficulty speaking. I recall being about four years old and clearly seeing in my mind something I wanted––a cup of water to quench my thirst. Yet when I asked my mother for a drink, she could not understand me. I thought I was speaking well. I even pointed to the kitchen sink to help her decipher my message. But she did not catch on. I repeated my request again and again, growing more and more anxious as I realized my communication was failing. With the stresses of her life and the fear that I might have some disorder, she became angry and yelled at me. I was overwhelmed, devastated by the thought that I could not convey a basic need, and that the person closest to me could not understand this simple request. Throughout the early part of my life I experienced several of these upsetting moments regarding my voice. While I have largely grown past them, they have made a lasting impression on my life. These experiences have stirred my curiosity towards investigating the human voice, the primary subject of this exhibition containing photographs and poems. Even the fact that I included both visual and verbal media 1 Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” in American Literature 1865-1914, The Norton Anthology of American Literature, ed. Nina Baym (New York: W. W. Norton, 2003), 140.
 1

Description:
Being both physical and invisible, the voice is considered as .. clear polymer and varnish are then brushed over the work to increase the depth of . The image seems dream-like, as it lacks clear definition, appearing . Aesop, “Aesop's Fables, Retold by Joseph Jacobs,” in The Harvard Classics, V
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