Choice

Choice
Shed snake skin and epoxy
154 cm x 44 cm

This delicate arrangement of shed snakeskins represents the artist’s personal experience growing up in the church, which was a restricted, programmed, and judgemental environment. The dress is an exact replica of the artist’s original baptism dress and is also hanging on its original hanger.

In the teachings of the religion the artist was groomed under, a snake is metaphor for the serpent and the devil himself. In this artwork the snakeskin depicts the battle of going against the social perception of what is truly evil or deemed so. 

The dress embodies the old self of the artist being shed from previous dogmatic beliefs, perspectives, and knowledge of religion. The dress should not be viewed in a negative way but should be seen as a constant reminder of the old self that has been renewed.