(Intervention and photographs)

Embroidery Bandit
Diane Borsato
Montreal, 2001

Description:
I hid in dressing rooms and embroidered small flowers in the clothing I selected to try on.  I stitched the flowers in very discreet places, such as inside pockets and linings, and returned them to the racks. 

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Clothing circulates broadly, so it is possible that in the life of these marked skirts, pants and shirts - someone may discover the embroidered flowers, and wonder about their origins. It may be disturbing, and feel like a violation, or it may be received as a gift, or a message. Or, the discreet intervention might never be noticed.

Exhibition History:
This act took place in various locations in 2002, in Montreal.

A photo-text composite of the work was exhibited at:

Artcite, The Moon in my Mouth, Solo Exhibiton and Visiting Artist Talk at University of Windsor, Spring 2006, Windsor, Ontario.

TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, Mountain Standard Time: Festival of Performative Art, Sleeping with Cake,  Fall 2005, Calgary.

MOIS DE LA PHOTO, How To Eat Light, Solo Exhibition curated by Martha Langfordat Occurrence, Fall 2005, Montreal.

CAFKA - Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener  (Solo Exhibition) as part of Peace of Mind: Kitchener, Ontario.

Gallery TPW  (Solo Exhibition) WARM THINGS TO CHEW FOR THE DEAD, during Contact 2004: Toronto.