2021
Clothes are used to socially orientate the individual, giving them a sense of identity whilst the things we throw away and are hidden from sight, also say a lot about an individual. As an artist making clothes I am concerned with production techniques, materials used and consequent waste. Made using the off-cuts from the burn jacket, these pieces use two abundant man-made materials, glass and concrete to illustrate mass consumption. The glass pieces inserted into the concrete like a virus attacking a cell, aim to put the viewer's reflection amongst these concrete casts of negative space to remind them of the virus of mass consumption as a result of materialism. The cheap concrete occupies the maximum amount of space within the fabric mould, embodying the business model of fast fashion: selling cheap material at high volumes.
Concrete and Silvered Glass
Dimensions: 68cmx40cm
Concrete and Silvered Glass
Dimensions: 41cmx32cm
Concrete and Silvered Glass
Dimensions: 39x 22cm