A white dress already within my family, worn by my cousin at her sweet sixteen celebration almost 30 years ago, covered with more than 200 latex gloves in the same tone as the fabric. 

In a parallel with my own experience of numerous medical treatments due to a health condition, the gloves and mask can be both symbols of protection for thepandemic period in which we're living and  health treatments.The gloves can also represent the hands that harass, assault and silence a woman's body - symbolising the growing number of women physically assaulted during social isolation.

The tail, which formally conveys to us the image of a bride, is in fact a cascade of gloves hands that chase after/follow the walk at a 1.5m distance generate the physical social distancing requirement specified by the official Public Health bodies

Thought of as “wearable”, the piece gains life and new meaning when activated during performance in urban spaces that are normally quite busy, e.g. street markets, pedestrian boardwalks, public squares and in interaction with the public. The strength of the ritual’s aesthetics, the familiar and immediately respected/invaded crossing, the interest of the audience in the clothing the sweeping of the remains along the way all appeal to the observers.


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