she's come undone - close up

she's come undone
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she's come undone, documentation

she's come undone
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

she's come undone, finis?

she's come undone
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

it's finished. at least for now. this is one possible form this could take, suggestive of handwriting. i'd like it to change with different spaces.

i had some problems photographing this. most of the power packs weren't working so i had to use hot lamps, which weren't making for the even lighting that i wanted. using the reflective umbrellas made the already almost too long to be handheld shutter speed longer. i had to take the overall photo from a ladder, so no tripod.

i'm initially a little disappointed with it's lack of fluidity, due to it being composed of squares instead of a continuous strip. if i had to do over, i would still stick with the sewn squares as the fragmented suturing is part of it. i will have to reshoot when the power packs are fixed. i know. a lot of excuses. i need more time to think about it.

she's come undone

she's come undone
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

satisfaction. almost. i finished sewing all the squares for this prototype which will be a piece on it's own about existence and beauty. the next hurdle is the form and installation. i have a clear idea and visualization of the sister to this piece, which comprises similar squares of my body from head to toe, and will spiral outward from ceiling to floor.

initially for this piece, i thought about a dress, but changed my mind as it's too recognizable an image. i have been thinking of a quote by chuang tzu which i'd like to incorporate and is shaping it's formal aspects, at least for the moment.

"Once upon a time, Chuang Tzu dreamed that he was a butterfly, a butterfly fluttering about, enjoying itself. It did not know that it was Chuang Tzu. Suddenly he awoke with a start and he was Chuang Tzu again. But he did not know whether he was Chuang Tzu who had dreamed that eh was a butterfly, or whether he was a butterfly dreaming that he was Chuang Tzu. Between Chuang Tzu and the butterfly there must be some distinction. This is what is called the transformation of things." -- Chuang Tzu

she's come undone - close up

she's come undone
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

she's come undone

she's come undone
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

my latest piece, she's come undone, which originated from a photo shoot with a model arranged by jerry (instructor) for a class, and consists of squares of photographic images of a woman's skin on japanese paper sewn with transparent "thread", is coming along. i only had 15 min with the model (all that was allowed in the class setting), and there was some overlap in the photos, as it was my first time trying this idea, so i don't have a lot of photos to make up the squares.

this is a prelude to where my heart, my mind, my soul (, my body?*) touch. after working through and sketching out some ideas, i had mike help me take close up photos of the surface of my body from head to toes. since i'm liking how the tests are turning out, i will start editing and cropping the photos for the final piece, which will hopefully be approx. 6 ft. tall and spiral from ceiling to floor and include strings of lights on the inside.

*i'm still debating on whether to include this in the title as it is suggested in "my heart" which could have a double meaning - both feeling and physical