Kirsten’s work tackles the legacy of historic notions of fashion and beauty through an examination of the new modern excess – fat. Her chandelier links eighteenth century opulence with notions of the modern self, a female fashion accessory struggling to stay in style.
Dim - a self portrait (from the candy series), 2010.
2010. Steel, car enamel, fish hooks, fishing line, pink food colouring, and 10.8 kgs icing sugar fondant (the weight of skin and fat the artist is having sculpted from her body).
Illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Eunjeong’s work explores the body’s interaction with space and the kinaesthetic elements of human activity. Through a cross-cultural examination of sitting behaviour and cognitive images, she manipulates felt to create a garment that may highlight the wearer’s emotional state, and henceforth change their behaviour.
Jigsaw-Puzzle, 2010.
Photo copyright of Eunjeong Jeon
Photo by Eunjeong Jeon
Kathryn Bell turns millinery into a sculptural form with a focus on the macabre. She draws inspiration from the black humour in Tim Burton’s films and his exploration of darkness, creating hats cluttered with broken pieces of china and disconcertingly lifelike plastic dolls.
Caged in, 2010.
Model: Sarah Pauley @ Viviens Model Management. Photo copyright of WA Museum
Photos by Penny Lane.
You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
Beyond Garment is presented by the Western Australian Museum and
Perth Fashion Festival with support from the Department of Culture and the Arts
