Kate Egan Update

My objective of creating the four elements of the earth in clothing, furniture, 
photos, frames, and video is coming along nicely.  I knew that this was an ambitious 
undertaking but so far everything is progressing. The furniture ideas are still 
the same as they were originally. I am conceptualizing the element and transforming what 

was or is a chair. The end result is an interesting “sculptural” piece that translates the 
ideas that I feel towards each element. The clothing as a whole is near 
completion. Final touches are being made and since completing the original 
ideas, I have come up with new interpretive ways to create a garment based on 
something, for example, that is usually in a liquid state. With the completion of 
these garment pieces, I have set up photo-shoot dates and finalized the model list. I have 
lookbook type portfolios set up for each shoot and have scouted the location for 
the photos. The video is also coming along. With my recent trip to Florida I was 
able to get some interesting footage for each section of the video. I have a 
concept and thoughts about angles and movement that I wanted to video during the 
shoot. The problem that I always run into when creating a video is having all 
the video clips that I need during the editing and manipulating process. I 
always wish I had more shots or had done something differently. So thinking of 
all possible ideas before the shoot is crucial for me. As well as I always second guess 
the style of video that was first created and want to restart.


As to the set up of the show I want to have one of the larger walls in the 
Doolin and hang the four pictures but have space in the middle for a projection 
of the video. The furniture will sit under the appropriate photo (corresponding element). Then

the 
clothing I want to suspend from the the tracks in the middle of the Doolin using invisible wire. To fill out the bodies of the clothing I think I might buy 
inflatable or plastic torsos.