Armed, 2005
Cut fabric (military uniforms from US soldiers), thread and starch
14 ft h x 36 ft w x 6 ft d
Ironically, I cut a good amount of clothes here in Jean Shin's studio. It's quite different from my own work though. In contrast to an obsessive, rather destructive cutting hours of mine (haha...),
Ashes, 2008Jean Shin's Armed piece consists of collected veterans' military uniforms. The cut pieces are then transferred on the wall as a large-scale fabric mural. Her way of deconstructing the materials and stories to bring a coherent community and visual phenomenon is meticulously planned and organized. As I was cutting the jackets and pants, each garment was labeled with names of veterans. We then complied a list of garments with itemized labels for a later installation. As each one of her installation moves to a next installation, a very specific installation instruction needs to be communicated... wow, so here I am, learning a lot more about organization, organization... for the sake of artist's work and efficiency.
Today, I'll be heading out to Washington D.C. to help installing her show at the Smithsonian. Fancy. It
will be intense, but exciting - I've never done such a large scale installation like this!
Check out New York Times article on Jean Shin's work - Because Everyone Deserves a Trophie.
I'll update more on how a full week of installation goes...!
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