laura mart 2.24.08

So this project is pretty exciting. At first I was having trouble thinking of myself as a collection of anything other than body parts and memories - which are both pretty valid but sort of obvious. But then something occurred to me while I was walking through Rome - Who would I have been if I had been living in ancient times? Who would I have been a hundred years ago? I'm sure it's a thought that occurs to everyone at some point. So now I'm thinking of something along the lines of a collection of historical alter egos. I really want to make some sort of structural garment for this piece, especially because my "thing" is costume design and I NEVER do wearable art(!) which feels like sacrilege.
I was also thinking of myself as a collection of feelings about my surroundings, or a collection of responses to nature. But I think the historical alter ego thing is a little more interesting. I kind of want to crochet a crinoline cage... or a corset... or both. we'll see.