I will create an installation of 46 military-issue duffle bags. These duffle bags are mounted on wooden pallets, the bags will be impaled with rebar for support and stacked to form a 7’ wall, 16’ in length and 48” in depth - a symbolic wall that draws a line between the military and civilians. On the bottom of each bag the woman's name and rank are stenciled, in essence creating a conceptual portrait of each woman. The top of the bags are padlocked referencing permanence and secrecy. A block of cement with 46 keys imbedded into its surface sits beside the duffle bag wall communicating that these women are gone and cannot return; their duffle bag “coffins” can never be opened. The duffle bags are weatherproofed, but it is expected that some deterioration will occur from exposure to the elements and/or human interaction. This added element helps to reenforce the degradation of these women Soldiers.
- Art form: Installation
- Depth: 41"
- Medium: Duffle Bags
- Width: 16'
- Year created: 2018
- Height: 7'