The Bird Suit
photos by Pamela Strohl, Port Washington, WI
The Bird Suit is full of metaphors and contradictions. It’s functional and completely impractical. Essentially it’s a life sized cage that immobilizes. It’s armor that protects. Like Superman, it’s my alter ego. It’s filled with precious things collected over the years, like reliquaries and grandma’s bobbins yet it is paired with beer caps, seed pods and found objects. It’s a collection of who I am but, also who I would like to be. And it has a cod piece.
