The sphere is an elemental shape, one of the building blocks of art as well as life. As the bras are linked together, each is like a page in the sculpture s story. A single bra represents a moment in the life of the woman who donated it. It s a portrait of how she was at a particular time, age, and shape. The amazing variety of bras and the differences in wear and strain of their fabric shows how unique each woman s body is.
Breasts are often a source of conflicting emotions for women.
Our personal body experiences are rarely reflected in media images we see. A woman may feel ashamed, proud, annoyed, and sexual about her breasts during just one menstrual cycle, or even a single day. Almost every woman has a bra story to tell. Some are traumatic, others joyful. A first bra is one of our culture s rites of passage for women, yet it s often a secret, mumbled between teenaged girls and their mothers in store dressing rooms.