At one point in life or another, and for a myriad of reasons, we have all felt vulnerable. The feeling may manifest itself in our bodies and thoughts in different ways and we have our own ways of reacting to it. Or not reacting. I think one way of expressing this vulnerability is that it may feel like you stand before something or someone without any protection, almost like being without skin. And that we can feel the need for some kind of extra skin to wrap around us for warmth, comfort, protection, support...

If you were to make such a symbolic skin - what would it look like?

This blog is dedicated to my project Symbolic Skin. Here, I will present contributions to the project, blog abot it's process and my thoughts around it's theme. Fuller information can be found on the pages above. Feel welcome to join in, read, comment and discuss!

fredag 16 mars 2012

glimpse.

Yesterday someone showed me a photograph. And not just any photograph, but that of another symbolic skin in the making! She wanted to reassure me that things will come to this project. So I hope now that soon, soon, I will be able to present to you this marvelous work of art.

I can tell you that it also connects to nature. I have really been thinking about my relationship to nature on a daily basis for a while now. And am also working on deepening my connection to her. I am waiting for an opportunity to lend a sewing machine, and when I have, I will post what my next artpiece on this subject turned out to be =).

Love to all of you!

onsdag 15 februari 2012

a quiet project but still alive.

I am so happy to see that there are still those among you who pop in here. Even though it sure is quiet around here. I have been focusing on other things while trying to figure out how to blow life into this fire again. I think I will try to make some sort of a "relaunch". I have at least found a couple of magazines and websites that I am going to write to and see if they are willing to write the project. I also have two networks I now can write about it in. And I plan on sending out emails to everybody I know to see if they can help spread the word.

I am waiting for two reasons:
It needs to be a synchronised sendout, not one that goes on for a year... So I need to be able to work on sendoutmessage, welcomepost etcetera without getting interrupted by boy or girl every ten minutes (at least ten minutes, it's true!).
I'm waiting for a skin that I know is coming my way, because I thought it would be nice to have a freshly joined participant if a lot of people start to come by.

So those of you who read this and are interested: hang on! It aint over yet, hurra!

Love!
/Robin

fredag 6 januari 2012

new year.

I set a goal for this year. I set many. About 100, actually. One of them is completed, 99 to go :)!

I want 100 participants in Symbolic Skin. Easy peasy. No? We'll see how it goes. The first thing I'm about to do as soon as hollidays are over and I have at least a tiny chance to some time for my projects is to write a list of everybody, every organisation, every magazine, every hompage that might reach a possible participant. So, if you have dropped by here and feel an incling to give me a tip, I would be so grateful indeed! If this is the first time you dropped by you can find info on the project at the project background page for example. Short version : collaborative global art project on the theme of vulnerability (and also strength as it turns out).

Much love!