Ideas & objects that exist in the liminal world between life/death, waking/sleeping, existence/extinction.
Bomb Vest
2023
wool, silk, angelina, wire
25 x 19 x 4.5"
This is a sartorial piece based on an iconic item of clothing: a bomb vest. The material of the vest is created using the particular woodsy greens associated with camouflage but closer inspection reveals gold & blue highlights that depict hibiscus flowers, more common to a Hawaiian shirt ironically suggesting a relaxed vacation. The army vest has been altered into a bomb vest by adding sticks of dynamite and is presumably wired to blow (the sticks crackle with shimmering red fibers). It suggests a suicide mission.
I made this piece as part of bearing witness to the strange political times we presently live in and I considered naming this piece "Tourist/Terrorist" to capture its absurdity.
I made this piece as part of bearing witness to the strange political times we presently live in and I considered naming this piece "Tourist/Terrorist" to capture its absurdity.