My project will be based on protest art, in particular the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis and the reaction to it in the media.I will make a / a collection of garment(s), in distressed white fabric, built up with wire with the 3D pathway. I would also like to photograph the garments on their own before continuing the project.
As well as the garments, I would like to make a film inspired by the scratch film. But rather than composed of random lines, I want to make it from text - the text will be sourced and recreated from protest posters I find through research.
I will research photographers who have captured images of these statements, and recreate the posters using paint (fine art pathway) or directly onto film with permanent marker.
I will then clip the individual posters / film together with the media pathway to create a fast moving film, similar to the scratch film.
I will then project the film onto a model wearing the dress, and film the outcome with the media pathway.
For contextual references within the V&A collection, I am researching general protest art and propaganda, as well as specific exhibitions such as the 'Disobedient Objects' exhibition and also wider protest / defiance in fashion, with designers such as Vivienne Westwood.
