my body

my body is a temple
my body is life
my body is decay
my body hurts
my body gives birth
my body grows
my body aches
my body is scarred
my body is wrinkled
my body is soft
my body is beautiful
my body is mine

C.J. Oct. 2016

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With the body parts series, I put the human body in a surrealistic and metaphoric context to show it’s importance, function and beauty.

I printed digitally altered photos of parts of my body on cotton and then let my associations flow…

Here is a table with the photos (after alteration but before printing) and the finished stitched pieces.

• paint, french knots, seed stitches, some goldwork

 

• lace appliqué, embroidery

 

• satin stitch, french knots

 

• satin stitch

 

• padded appliqué, stitch, found shells

 

• silk ribbon work, satin stitch, bead work

 

• turkey work, pistil stitch, seed stitches, paint

 

• embroidery

 

• stitch

 

• embroidery, bead work

 

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The series was created for a group show called 10 hoch 3 (meaning “ten to the power of 3” in English). The works mustn’t exceed the dimensions of 10 x 10 x 10 cm.

Mine measured exactly 10 x 10 cm, and I created 10 of them. (Love the symmetry!.. ;-)..)

The group show exhibited emerging and established artists of the Grisons and took place in the gallery Kabinett der Visionäre in Chur, Switzerland, in November 2016: