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first, i would like to recommend martha posner's: seduced by the wolf at the heidi cho gallery, it is a powerful and beautiful show.

while i know that it is not martha's intention to make "dresses" that would be considered "wearable", to me, her sculptures are the epitome of the perfect garment: not only do they embody grace and beauty but they are constructed of basic organic materials: beeswax, animal hair, they come from the earth and they come from the soul.

and for me they are also like armor, they are completely structured and rigid and impermeable. they have the power to protect. for many years my vision of myself in the world was tiny. if i were able to leave my body and see myself from above, i would see a being maybe one foot, two feet, trying to navigate in the world. one of martha's dresses would be the perfect solution: beautiful, mysterious and strong enough to meet the life head on. i could be inside, doing my thing, hidden and protected. it's not that these dresses would "fit" me, they would surround me, buffer me and disguise me.

though i no longer see myself as quite that small, i still need that armor.