My work insists on the persistence of humanity in a Posthuman world.
Scar tissue is typically tougher than original uninjured skin.
(This can be a metaphor for how one heals emotionally from a wound.)
Scars can be numb, even years after the injury or surgery. They can also be tender, or tingly.
Some scars are red and raised forever while others fade into dimensionless silvery ghosts.
Some of us hide our scars; others wear them.
I would like to collect your scars if you'll share them—images and histories.
I will translate your scars into a seemingly infinite pattern, perhaps kaleidoscopic, or transformed as a latticed integument for an abstract 3D form.
For me, my SkinPatterns evoke ideas of expansion and growth, survival and eternal hope. ScarredSkinPatterns, I expect, will intensify the visceral connection people tend to have with my work. When we see someone's scar, there is a sort of 'ouch factor' that ensues: we tend to tense-up, imagine the once-wound, wonder how, and how long ago.
I am interested in how your wounds have healed-the physical, emotional, and philosophical process. While the cause of the wound is certainly relevant, the focus of my re-presentation will be on ideas of recovery and resilience more than injury or illness.
Thanks for sharing and trusting. -Barbara Rita Jenny
