Pieces of Herself

• CreatorJuliet Davis
• Year Published2005
• Originally Published OnAuthor's Site

Originally published on the author's website in 2005, "Pieces of Herself" was re-published in the ELO's Electronic Literature Collection 2 in 2011. It is described by the author as "an exploration of feminine embodiment and identity in relationship to public and private space. Using a drag-and-drop game interface, viewers scroll through familiar environments (e.g., domestic, outdoor, work) to collect metaphorical "pieces" of the self and arrange them in compositions inside the body. As each piece enters the body, it triggers audio clips from interviews with women, music loops, and sound effects, resulting in a layered narrative. The project, which was inspired by Elizabeth Grosz's theories about embodiment, comments on social inscription of the body. The environments are composites of more than 400 photographs; the pieces include 40 vector drawings, and the audio clips include segments from interviews with 10 women."--From Electronic Literature Collection 2