Stories On Skin
2023
PRATT Institute
Silicone, electronics, audio, wood, pigment.
This work presents a gallery of human skins displayed in frames. The skins are pinned like animal hides. Each frame features a button and an embedded speaker. When the button is pressed, the scar's owner tells the story of how they received the scar and their relationship with the scar itself.
Every skin is a life cast of a real person; the stories are also real. The skins are made of silicone. Audience members are allowed to touch the scars as there is no glass in the frames.