Skin Adornment

The artist, Stephanie Voegele, writes of her work "Skin Adornment", "While jewelry creates a second skin, garments also function as layers between our physical and perceived bodies. Just as skin flows continuously over our contours, clothing becomes an extension of the body. In this work, the edge both peels away and merges with the body, blurring what is natural & man-made. Through juxtapositions between the beautiful & the repulsive, the perfect & the imperfect, this work creates tension between our surfaces and ourselves. Through the observable layers that envelope on our bodies, we exhibit visual indicators to others within our culture. The border between body and embellishment thus becomes blurred and our skin becomes the adornment."