I will have a printed page for each one os the 100 sculptures, in French, Spanish and English, with a few lines telling about the garment, whose it is, and what it means for our questions on "coverring our bodies".
Jupe brodée du LaosFalda bordada de Laos
Skirt worn by Hmong women in Laos
Another cotton shawl and skirt worn by Hmong women in Laos, Jane's collection
Kangas are versatile cloths that can be wrapped around the waist or shoulders or on the head or used as a baby sling. Books have been written on the many uses of kangas. Jane accumulated quite a few while living in Kenya and Uganda in the 80's and 90's
Olga is traveling back to Colombia. She left me her cook's apron for the exhibition and for my cooking after, when I will miss her, I shall wear it and remember good times together here in Canada
Maria's friend Elisee Azarakhsh lent us this praying shawl, a shador. It just covers the head and the whole body for prayer. She also lent me two beautiful silk saris from India
Another of Jane's pieces. This one is a cotton shawl from Ethiopia 
My friend Jane Snider lived and worked in Laos and East Africa for several years with an NGO for development. Jane has a collection of beautiful shawls, skirts, prints, jackets... worn garments from women she worked with and shares them for the Installation. Here are some of them. and this is a Kanga from Kenya, also from Jane's collection.
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