April 2022. Canvas, muslin, acrylic paint, stuffing, the blue flannel he (never) wore.
The act of sharing clothing is considered one of the quintessential tropes in romance. It is considered a direct act of communicating intimacy and remembrance, leaving a piece of yourself imbued with smell and DNA.
An uncanny valley distortion of the flannel creates a sense of uneasiness, an emphasis of the dirt and stains on the sickly sweet candy colored piece of clothing and the form stretched to become even more human like
Placing the "original" along with this fantastical object, the reality shines through: it's a piece of clothing. That's it.