6.5’ x 11’ Textile — Surface Research, Fall ‘21
This performance project demonstrates the conflicting feelings I have about my name and who I am in connection to my family. My legal name is Michelina, but the nickname I like to go by is Mia. This piece shows me slowly and painstakingly breaking through my nickname to show who I really am, Michelina. As I tore the fabric with my nickname on it, I slowly revealed myself and eventually my full real name to my peers.