SUSANNAH MIRA

Cabin Fever, 2008 | denim, scrap fabric - 12 x 10 x 8 feet

as installed at Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC

This work developed in response to a unique residency program in which artists are invited to redistribute resources of an eclectic collection of a former thrift and surplus store. Working within a closed system – nothing leaves the collection and nothing is added – this structure offers a clearing in a densely arranged spatial environment. In addition, it doubles as a waste containment initiative, as each log is stuffed with otherwise unusable scrap fabric. Denim as a symbol of innovation and reinvention as well as the significance of that industry locally in Greensboro were among the many inspirations for the piece.