Wedding Party Massacre, 40"(L) x 60"- 83"(W), 2006

Embroidery with hand and machine stitching on satin wedding skirt with sheer fabric and netting.  The skirt and inner netting was smashed under the machine's presser foot during the process, creating a flattened skirt.  When viewed against a light source, the folds and multiple skirt layers are visible.  The back is covered with sheer fabrics so the bobbin stitching is visible.  It is hand quilted.  It can be installed against a wall or suspended from the ceiling in the middle of a room.

The text is from a May 2004 incident in which 45-47 civilians were killed at a wedding party in western Iraq. (Text used with permission of The Guardian of London.)