Cover to Reveal (2023)
The genesis of the Cover to Reveal collection emerged from my experiences of being subject to the gaze of strangers and feeling a loss of control over my body due to the twisted perspectives of the watchers. Within this collection, I have distinguished and merged layers representing the interplay between myself and the world around me.
Through voyeuristic films like Rear Window, Being John Malkovich, and Peeping Tom, I have observed how voyeurs create their narrative of another's life by peeping into their personal space, thereby transforming the everyday into a form of entertainment.
The Cover to Reveal collection seeks to confront the twisted perspectives by covering the body with pleated or imprinted body parts on denim, velvet, and poplin fabrics to reveal the shape and form of the body without the sexualized gaze often directed toward women’s body parts.