"What Remains: Woman, No. 5" No. 4 This piece has a special

This piece has a special way of reacting to the light throughout the day due to the shine of the Japanese silver thread

began to be produced in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1600)

They were systems — patriarchal frameworks that defined a woman's identity in relation to men

and now leads APORTA Design Studio

Framed in a Maple wood floater framed

"What Remains: Woman, No. 5" No. 4 This piece has a specialWhat Remains: Woman, No. 5 Archival paper, pen and glue 11" x 17" Part of the ongoing series Women as Objects: What Remains One of a kind, signed and titled. Arrives unframed. Women as Objects: What Remains Across centuries and cultures, a woman's body has been dressed as a social contract. Her clothing announced her availability, her marital status, her husband's wealth and lineage. Elaborate lacework, heavy metalwork, layered textiles worn not as