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Wearables - 2019

Cover Me Up

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (back)

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (back)

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (skirt and shirt) 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (skirt and shirt) 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (skirt and shirt) 

Relief, sewing

Cover Me Up (skirt and shirt) Relief, sewing

On far too many occasions, I have felt like an object by the way men have looked at, spoken to, and interacted with me. I seem to be just nameless, empty flesh upon which men project their fantasies. For so long now, women have only been allowed to occupy a space in which their value is dependent on the appearance of their bodies, and whether or not that appeals to the opposite sex. To some men, a woman's value begins and ends with this mind set. My work seeks to take charge of both my body and those of other women, by focusing on these interactions with men. I use the female human figure to speak about my own history and the objectification of all women.  

Picture credit to Ella Maude

© 2023 by Jandey Shackelford. 

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