Can you wear a shadow? Does it leave a residue?

Here are some questions I asked myself in class and then another session of question asking outside of class. Each set tackles a different idea. The first being material studies, responding to my first exploration with pasta. The second being a further investigation of shadow.

Material studies :
Did I feel dressed wearing spaghetti? Was I wearing it or did it just adorn my body? Was the spaghetti purely adornment? Or was it covering my body for modesty? What areas of the body would need to be covered to conserve modesty? What areas of the body would feel naked without covering? Only the perceived erogenous zones? Or other areas of the body that are often on display? Is clothing/ fashion a shadow placed on top of the body to conceal our modesty? Is fashion dictated by the body? What materials create clothing? Does it have to be fabric as we know it? Or could other materials be used to imitate this commonly seen ‘fabric’? What is real fabric? Can we recreate these ‘real’ qualities with different materials? What materials would we use? Would they feel the same, look the same, smell the same? Do our senses dictate what we wear? Does comfort have to play a roll in fashion? How does all this relate to shadow? Is clothing a form of shadow upon the body? Is shadow a copy?

Shadow :

Can you wear a shadow? Is a shadow placed upon the body considered a garment? Does this shadow have to stay fixed on the body for it to be considered worn? What areas of the body does the shadow have to cover? Is there a left over residue from a shadow? No. Can there be? If the shadow has been copied on to the body for a fixed amount of time does that make it a garment? How can you copy a shadow onto the body? Does a shadow have to be a product of a light source? Can internal details be seen on a shadow? Can multiple meanings of the word shadow be worked with together? Including, a slight suggestion, a shadowy or faint image, a mere semblance and an inseparable companion. If a shadow is projected on to the body is it still and inseparable companion? Even if it is only temporary? As a shadow cannot be taken off the body, it can only be moved away from.

Key words :

Residue
Companion
Inseparable
Body
Temporary