All My Clothes (not to scale)

2006

individual drawings 5" x 3", installation 60" x 120"

343 drawings- pencil and colored pencil on paper, miniature clothespins, string

"All My Clothes (not to scale)" was one of a series of studies I made in 2006 that related to issues of identity. I chose to focus on my personal wardrobe because I wanted to demystify the persona of an "artist", and question why that identification is so often manifested through visual appearance and fashion trends. I decided to catalogue everything I owned by drawing each item in detail with pencil and colored pencil, 343 items in all. By showing people everything I wear, even my underwear and house slippers, I hoped to establish a sense of commonality. Because everyone wears underwear, or at least most people do, and we all know what it's like to lose a sock.