Homes for the Disembodied: an Installation by Mary Tuma April 15, 2007

Made from more than 70 yards of black chiffon, Mary Tuma's 'Homes for the Disembodied' is a large-scale sculptural installation of four connected black dresses of the type worn by Palestinian women. The dresses each 25 feet tall are hung separately from wire forms at the neck and shoulders but are connected by the draping fabric at their feet. The fact that the dresses are composed of a single piece of fabric is significant, denoting the shared misfortune that binds the Palestinian people together.