Motel Show

Statement: 

I purposely don't want to say too much about my work. I believe this piece should speak for itself. The research that I included, especially the quote and specific definitions of "secret" are important to the piece. (I was incredibly inspired originally by some old razors that I had saved, including some rusted ones. Hence the included image of an awesome rusted razor.) I don't know if it's incredibly important to know, but the piece is a combination of new, manipulated (like burned or purposely rusted), and old saved razors.

Research:

“We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.” 

-Chris Cleave

se·cret

ˈsēkrit/

noun

plural noun: secrets

1. something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

   "a state secret"

   synonyms:

   confidential matter, confidence, private affair; More

   • something that is not properly understood; a mystery.

     "I'm not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book"

     synonyms:

     mystery, enigma, paradox, puzzle, conundrum, poser, riddle More

   • a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something.

     "the secret of a happy marriage is compromise"

     synonyms:

     recipe, (magic) formula, blueprint, key, answer, solution "the secret of their success"