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Weights placed on a paper pattern, scattered randomly on the surface,
pinning the cloth to the table, preventing movement necessary for a fine cut.
The friction of metal blades against one another. Scissors are working their way
through the foamy Acrylan surface. They progress, introducing the sound of the
metal drag on the wooden table, while in the background paper can be heard rippling.
Scissors should not be exchanged hand-to-hand, my grandmother used to insist.
Blades passing from one hand to another is considered bad luck.
An evil eye between the parties involved. 
First, place the scissors on the table. 
Then allow the other person to pick them up.

Object of bad luck Audio documenting 3 sets of hands cutting pattern pieces of 3 pants. The elements emerge from the surface on their way to becoming articles of clothing. 
Not allowed in prison, these sharp utensils manufacture a collective song of labor.