MY HEART IS UP HERE

THIS PIECE WAS CREATED FOR AN “WEARABLE ART” CLASS AND IS CREATED USING SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND ONLY SCRAP FABRICS AND MATERIALS. I USED PLASTIC BAGS, FORKS, AND KNIVES.

IT IS INSPIRED BY JOEL PETER WILKIN’S PHOTOGRAPHY AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PORTRAYAL PAINTINGS OF SAN SEBASTIAN BY ANDREA MANTEGNA. I LOVE THE SEXUALITY ASPECTS OF THEIR WORKS AND WANTED TO EXPRESS THE IDEA OF THE GENITAL AND HEART ORGANS BEING ON DISPLAY TO BE JUDGED BUT TO REPRESENT HOW OFTEN PEOPLE OUT OF THE BINARY ARE SEEN TO BE WHO THEY ARE BASED SOLELY ON THEIR PHYSICAL ASPECTS AND NOT HOW THEY TRULY IDENTIFY.