I wanted to make a skirt out of metal, kind of like chain maille armor. This is representative of the fact that there is so much policing of the woman’s body occurring in today’s society. Is it frowned upon to have an opinion about your own body; concerning your own health and your own personal decisions. The maille will act as an extension of the body, an activation caused by the newfound politicalness of the vagina.
some of the planning/ideas around the skirt:
Brooklyn is covered in graffiti. It’s so easy to walk down the street and notice something scribbled on the fence to your left or the bench to your right. Walking around in my neighborhood on a daily basis is full of inspiration. I take inspiration from each of these streets pieces; each culprit taking time to make his/her work detailed yet invasive all the same. It is supposed to be vandalism, something I realized so long ago. Flatbush seemed to be a hood reclaimed by those who inhabit it, a hood brimming with young graffiti writers waiting to get their names out there.
