Elizabeth Duffy

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Arm Pit Quilt
2019-2025
Mens shirt underarms, shirt gussets and sleeve, file folders, coffee stains
67 x 83 inches

The underarms or pits of shirts become mouthes and eyes, referencing the all seeing panopticon in this quilt, while file folders keep eyes open at all times.


All images copyright of Elizabeth Duffy, 1998-2025

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