“During the fall of 2011 I realized that I was interested in turning my cyanotype photographic prints on cloth into skins for sculptures. Using the most basic additive process, I take cardboard, tape and old copies of the New York Times to create the forms. Once finished, these forms are covered with the cloth photographs which are hand sewn onto the piece. My current body of work is interested in exploring the idea of preservation of life through processes of taxidermy or illustration. My response has been to create a faux hand-sewn taxidermy which refuses to be a trophy piece. I want this work to provoke thoughts on our impulse to collect, to re-present and to preserve life past death.”
there’s something so ridiculous about the statement that “old copies of the New York Times” are used. why couldn’t she just say “newspapers” like everyone else? and then there’s the fact that the NYTimes is seen as a shiny beacon of “intellectualness” and pairing it with yourself or your work makes a shiny beacon out of you.
ugh.
I wanted the whole world or nothing.
—Charles Bukowski (via loveyourchaos)
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“A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.”
― Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women
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Anna Schuleit - Bloom (2003)
28,000 potted flowers installed at a Massachusetts asylum slated for demolition
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querelle jansen | numéro france october 2012 | by sofia sanchez & mauro mongiello
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Bambi <3
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I like you; your eyes are full of language.
—Anne Sexton (via laurenvamp)
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Fall 2012 - Pant Essentials
I love these, especially paired with those shoes.
Fall Blondes in 2012
“Trust your colorist and let them determine what’s best for you. And don’t forget to maintain the look. Make sure you’re seeing your colorist on a regular basis, even if it is for a slight touch-up. Remember, when you stretch out your appointments the process if more intense and time consuming which results in a higher ticket price. Also look into shampoos that help neutralize the brass and keep you always looking cool.”
