Digital images( (laminated), wooden dowel, metal rings
Artist Statement
This book was inspired by my fascination with the incredible variety and beauty of tree barks. While I can enjoy these barks in their natural state, I could not resist the temptation to alter them – digitally. After creating 100 manipulated barks, I selected 10 of them to be incorporated into a book about an imaginary forest of talking trees. I then allowed these trees to describe their feelings about their bark. In this way, the book has become a metaphor for our own human preoccupation with appearances, our obsession with exterior beauty – especially as it applies to women. Thus, this book fits into my on-going exploration of the position of women in western society. I have explored this topic in collages, photographs, performances, and videos for decades. And I will continue to do so!