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Kintsugi
Kintsugi
Working with failure is one of the core emphasises of the art of Kintsugi - this intrigued me so much that it became the perfect start for my research.
Flytipping
Flytipping
The idea of people dumping so much waste on our streets and in our parks confuses me - how and why do we produce so much waste? Why can't these broken objects be repaired or made into something new? Some of the things you can find are completely intact and others not so much. I found the pieces of broken furniture inspiring so decided to explore them further through drawing and collage.
Artists references
Artists references
With inspiration from Cornelia Parker's installation Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View and Doris Salcedo's Unland I made the collage in the bottom left corner. I love how Parker was able to give a new sense of life to her installation by simply hanging it, and Salcedo's use of human hair and raw silk laboriously sewn through the wood somehow make the allusion to an interrupted, broken family and home, kind of beautiful.
(in order of appearance)
Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View - Cornelia Parker
Monument - Clare Twomey
Exploded Chair - Joyce Lin
Unland - Doris Salcedo
Textiles samples
Textiles samples
Making samples for this project was really fun - my aim was to use some typical mending materials to create beautiful samples. Hence why I have used polyfilla and staples a lot. I love the contrast between these materials and the thread work.
Textiles references
Textiles references
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