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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
Feminist Art Base: Ligia Bouton




hybrids

Ligia Bouton. hybrids, 2005.

Description:
In this video, three versions of myself stand against a white wall. Each figure is continually in a process of undressing and fumbling into another set of clothing. This continual changing of skins is not a real form of metamorphosis; instead, each figure in each new outfit becomes a hybrid of the figure standing next to it. With each wardrobe change, different outer layers are applied to a core that remains the same.

Medium:
Video

Tags:
metamorphosis, clothing, women

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Ligia Bouton

Images
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Videos
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Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico
USA

Contact
ligiabouton@lycos.com