Laundry Meat

Laundry Meat is an ongoing project started in 2009 as a collection of shredded tissues caught accidentally in the laundry cycle. Originally dyed with vegetable dyes made with beets and carrots, the material looked like shredded pulled-pork, hence the name Laundry Meat. When photographed or manipulated Laundry Meat looks strangely similar to human/animal organs. And when mixed with different mediums it has the feeling of dried flesh. This fits perfectly with my interest in bodily forms and speaks of both interior and exterior worlds at the same time, which is at the core of my work.

Here's how it's made.. 

Tissues after the laundry cycle

Red dye

Black walnut ink

Left to soak overnight

Still soaking

Done soaking

Laid out to dry

Drying

Still drying...

Done for now

Finished product from Laundry Meat rope project