ARTIST STATEMENT:

Can an article of clothing carry with it invisible ties and connections to the past and the people it may have come into contact with? My goal for this project is to connect with my mother and her side of the family through the act of restoring, wearing, and highlighting articles of clothing from her past.

27 May 2009

The Idea

The following are all dresses that were made by my grandmother/lola for my mother. My goal is to restore these dresses, pick one or all, and take pictures. I will take pictures of the restoration process, the dress, and the act of wearing the dress. I will use these pictures to create a physical "dress" book of my journey to connect with my mother and her family through an article(s) of clothing.




Posted by JM.Chandler at 6:38:00 PM

2 comments:

  1. caitlinJune 3, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Your photos are beautiful and bright! I'm excited to see the ones where you are actually wearing the dress!

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  2. alex alfordJune 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    these fabrics are very exciting. i would really like to see the pictures on some kind of canvas or something/
    -alex-

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