Parental Poncho

“Parental Poncho” is composed of both of my parents’ CAT scans. Obviously non-functional as protection, it is made up of images that are the most intimate and most anonymous visual representations possible - I am looking at the inside of my parents’ brains, yet who they were is nowhere to be found. And while this garment can surround me with my parents, I am exposed nevertheless. When I think of all the ways my parents tried to keep me safe, I become aware of the ways they could not protect me as well, just as I cannot protect my children from much of the world.