Trish Scott Secret Life of Clothes (2007)

Second Hand History

All My Clothes

Dance of the Clothes

Family Tree

 

 

   

   
 

Performance with 60 items of found clothing, Boca Nord, Barcelona: 45 mins

Upon entering the theatre, every member of the audience received an item of found clothing and instructions for participation.

On cue they were invited to hand over their garments and (as I put them on) recount a brief anecdote the garment had inspired, or relay thoughts about the previous owner. As the clothes layered up so, via live loops, did the words and stories, effecting a cumulative embodiment of both the clothes and their histories.

 

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