I've had health problems since birth and will have to deal with these problems for the rest of my life. I've been in and out of doctor's offices and hospitals my fair share and have used, and continue to use, countless different medications. These health issues have had probably the biggest effect on my identity than anything else. Even though today my health is infinitely better than it has been in past years, I cannot see myself as anything other than "the sick girl" and I have let the sickness define who I am. I am in a process of changing this mindset. Anyway...because of all this, I tend to see the body in a very medical way and made a college to reflect that and represent my body in all its imperfections.
In addition, I made a piece tying in the same styles I used in the collage, but I layed it inside a computer and mounted a clock on it. I did this because, as sad as it may or may not be, my computer is like another appendage of me. Because I have often felt sick, my computer was my connection to the outside world. Today it is still where I spend the most of my time because I've come so used to being on it and my major (RTF) demands tons and tons of computer time.
