Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki met in Brooklyn, New York in February 2000. We have never lived in the same city; this long-term project has also been a long-distance collaboration. We initiated Trappings to explore individualized approaches to power through interview-based community dialogue. Instead of creating a project which articulates our own perspectives, we developed a project that openly explores the relationship of women to power within the construction of personal identity.

We have exhibited photographs and artworks in museums, galleries, and public settings across the country. Our book, Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing was published by Rutgers University Press in the fall of 2007. For details about the book, visit www.trappings-stories.com.