SCAR DRESSES
objects, 2000

dresses
6 pieces
polyester, paper labels, metal coathangers

these dresses adress on our feeling towards the body in the sense of estimating the value of beauty and imperfection the scars caezars' cut , breast minimization and cutting artery are embroidered on the skin coloured fabric. each on one dress. every dress has a counterpart. these dresses are from the same colour and material but transparent. attached is a little label, telling the kind of scar. you could see the scars as signs of female vulnerability but also as three steps from life to death.

narbenkleider

'narbenkleider' designed by Jeannette Jansen