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Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011
Celluloid Dress
16 mm film, nylon mesh
2011

This piece plays with the relationship between the two technologies of sewing, and 16mm celluloid filmmaking. Inspired in part by Volt's "Futurist Manifesto of Women's Fashion," this wearable dress is made from over 250 feet of exposed 16mm film and nylon mesh. The dress is worn during a performance that involves attaching a projector to a sewing machine through a film loop, and sewing the film until it is destroyed.