Body Politics

Here are some random images from the Body Politics exhibit at Artomatic in DC this year.

I hung Tracy’s Invisble Yardstick higher this year and I think as a result more people interacted with it.

You could send us a pair of your skinny jeans (address below).  Or, even better, you could come by our Artomatic exhibit and hang a pair on the clothesline.

You could volunteer to model for Heather’s photography. No, you don’t have to model nude.  The object is to communicate something about your body that is important [...]

Tammy and I will be exhibiting Body Politics at Artomatic again this year.  Now would be a good time to send in your skinny jeans or bring them by Artomatic when the exhibit opens and hang them right up!
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Artomatic 10th anniversary: Capitol Riverfront, May 29-July 5
Updated Fri, 03/27/2009 – 10:31am
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This is the female torso that Tammy has made, covered in chalboard paint, so you can participate with Body Politics.
Come to Artomatic before June 15th and participate by leaving words or drawings on the torso.
Click on the images to see a larger image.

We photograph and then erase the torsos every so often so new people can put up their “art” on Tammy’s torsos.
Stop by Artomatic and you can write on the torsos too!

Just to keep you up to speed – here is an update of Tammy’s pregnant torso. 
We took photos of them this past Sunday, but they were in RAW format and had to convert them, so here they are.
I am working also on images of the male and female torsos with chalboard paint Tammy did.
The question [...]

My work “Made in China” is about Chinese foot binding.  See an image of it by clicking here.
The work has little drawers and little scrolls of paper people can leave comments on and tuck in the drawers.
I love the piece and even used some of my own blood on the bandages.  I hope that people [...]

The below scans are of the notes people left in the “Made In China” drawers this past Friday and Saturday.
I will be checking the drawers again this weekend and will post them as they come to us.
I did not include one that was a link to a porn site.  I figure they get enough exposure. 
(click [...]

The Body Politics exhibit has three torsos that Tammy made – a male, female and pregnant torso.  She’s painted them with chalkboard paint.  Will photographed them Saturday night May 10th and I’m posting them here for you to see.  They have been erased and we will photograph them again either Thursday or Friday night and erase [...]

Tammy and I plan on being there to meet with visitors at Artomatic in our exhibit on Friday the 16th from 7-10pm.
I’ll post photos of the interaction with our exhibit we took Saturday night as soon as I feel a little better.  Hopefully tomorrow.