LandsCape

This rigid formal cloak, made up of discarded metal disks linked together, is reminiscent of chain mail. The disks along the bottom edge feature dozens of wildflower photographs, but give way to pans of parched cracked earth at the top edge, suggesting drought and the disappearance of botanical bounty. The underside is lined with technical illustrations portraying taxonomic variations of the plant species, and in combination with the severity of the metal construction, presents a clinical version of the visceral exterior