Talia Greene, Alterations 2003
digital print on rice paper, embroidery hoops, thread, beads
My loved ones are no stranger to hearing things like, "I want to skin you alive" or "I'm going to eat your face off" or the rare but at times appropriate: "chop you up and turn you into soup". I say these things with the utmost tenderness of course. When I came across the work of Talia Greene I was immediately in love with her infestation series and natural patterns but there's something about this piece [above] that is idealistically perfect. I joke about taxidermy-ing my dog and making lampshades out of my bf's tattoo skin. I love the idea of preservation. Seeing that I can't actually slice him up to admire I would love to preserve his skin patterns just like this piece. I once tried the cute etsy route and purchased all the supplies to make something similar to this embroidery but I just can't sit down and commit myself to craftyness. I think I might just choose one or two of our favorite body parts, scan them and try to present them similarly.
While on this slightly macabre topic I've been dying to visit that weird hair museum in Missouri:
Encasing and decorating with a deceased loved one's hair is so absurdly beautiful. For now at least I'll stick to digital representations.
digital print on rice paper, embroidery hoops, thread, beads
My loved ones are no stranger to hearing things like, "I want to skin you alive" or "I'm going to eat your face off" or the rare but at times appropriate: "chop you up and turn you into soup". I say these things with the utmost tenderness of course. When I came across the work of Talia Greene I was immediately in love with her infestation series and natural patterns but there's something about this piece [above] that is idealistically perfect. I joke about taxidermy-ing my dog and making lampshades out of my bf's tattoo skin. I love the idea of preservation. Seeing that I can't actually slice him up to admire I would love to preserve his skin patterns just like this piece. I once tried the cute etsy route and purchased all the supplies to make something similar to this embroidery but I just can't sit down and commit myself to craftyness. I think I might just choose one or two of our favorite body parts, scan them and try to present them similarly.
While on this slightly macabre topic I've been dying to visit that weird hair museum in Missouri:
Encasing and decorating with a deceased loved one's hair is so absurdly beautiful. For now at least I'll stick to digital representations.
