Changing Rooms was shown in the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, North Caroliina as part of my Graduate Thesis. I was playing with the ideas of deconstructing change and the creation of a space with which to reflect. The environment had all the cut out parts which are needed to make a suit. Only instead of cuting them out in fabric, they were shaping out of particle board and edged with flashing. The screen consists of every canceled check I had received in the space of 5 years. Changing Room 1 represents themes of commercialism, professionalism, futility, and change itself.
The Photographs were a collection of 10 images of 10 friends. I asked each friend to pose for me wearing 10 outfits that they felt defined them, with the stipulation that one had to be underwear and one had to be outerwear. I wanted to capture their personalities through their clothing but also make them like paper dolls. All shot in the same light and processed to each have the same orange hue. Changing Room 2 represents aspects of personal change, appearance, conformity and expression.
