The Mother Project
Marion Facinger Freidson (1915-1993)
In the year my mother would have been 100 years old, I made 100 tiny porcelain busts, all by hand, in the style of ancient Cyclades sculptures but with my mother's distinctive large nose, French twist, and cleft chin. Then over the course of another year, I placed these pieces in public restrooms around the world, together with a little card describing my project. The work was documented contemporaneously on Instagram. My hope was that people who encountered my work would take these tiny sculptures home and contemplate the meaning of family.
Everyone who uses a public restroom leaves a little something behind. My mitochondrial DNA comes from my mother (Marion), and hers from her mother (Leta), and hers from her mother (Ada), and hers from her mother (Edith), and so on. The little army of mothers I made and dispersed are physical representations of where I came from, and where we all come from.
You can track my work on one of my Instagram accounts. Just search for "MarionFacinger" or click here.
#Honorthymother
#theladiesroomproject
#marionfacinger
Everyone who uses a public restroom leaves a little something behind. My mitochondrial DNA comes from my mother (Marion), and hers from her mother (Leta), and hers from her mother (Ada), and hers from her mother (Edith), and so on. The little army of mothers I made and dispersed are physical representations of where I came from, and where we all come from.
You can track my work on one of my Instagram accounts. Just search for "MarionFacinger" or click here.
#Honorthymother
#theladiesroomproject
#marionfacinger