Abby Gaskin

Tied Up Tall

Class of: 2021

Major: Fashion Design BFA

Medium: Metal piping, white yarn, 22 mm wire

Faculty: Aviva Maya Shulem

Prompt: We were to design a personal body cover in the form of an exoskeleton. This exoskeleton/skin could cover our face, arm, leg, or any other body part of our choice.

I wanted to build a structure that would function to protect the skull, provide neck support and reinforce the ligaments attached to the head, neck and spine.

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