The image has stuck with me, a pair of 7. 7 busts made of soap and 7 of chocolate. Antoni talks of her process in the following interview. It is incredibly inspiring. These ideas are what inspired me on how to make my new series.
I had the idea for a few years now; an idea of the body healing through trauma. I now am excited and ready to execute this idea. As shown in previous posts I have made moulds of my body. This extremely revealing process was exactly what I needed.
When my naked body was covered in plaster I felt warm. It was an armour, that eventually, due to the chemicals, grew too hot to have on my body. As it was taken off me I felt raw and more vulnerable than I had felt even earlier. My skin was red, my face was hot. I needed a towel to cover myself immediately.
It was like a mask, a shield of armour has been taken off me. I was weak from dehydration. But once I looked at the finished product I was strong. I had relinquished all of my energy, my form, unto a new me.
In a way I felt purer than I had before this process. It was very close to my heart. I hope to do the process justice.
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