With Intimo I returned to my previous exploration of underwear, but turned the lens onto myself. I created this piece using the first set of underwear I purchased when I was living in Venice 12 years ago. This fall (2013), I returned to Venice for an Artist Residency, and found myself living and working in the same apartment and printshop as when I was freshly out college. Intimo brings to focus ideas of identity and clothing, as a signifier not only to others but also to ourselves. This piece also highlights the importance we place on certain objects. Our lives are filled with objects that we carry with us, as we move from city to city or house to house, only to remain in a drawer or box. We no longer have a practical use for them, and yet, we cannot seem to part with them.
Soft-ground etching, embroidery, appliqué, drawing on Duralar film, acrylic shelf
18x13 in.
2014
Soft-ground etching, embroidery, appliqué, drawing on Duralar film, acrylic shelf
18x13 in.
2014
Soft-ground etching, embroidery, appliqué, drawing on Duralar film, acrylic shelf
18x13 in.
2014
Soft-ground etching, embroidery, appliqué, drawing on Duralar film, acrylic shelves, mirror
7ft wide
2014