I stretched a large piece of red stretch-chiffon over a frame and got a model to pose behind it. The studio was lit from the ground to the height of the frame. Megan posed behind the frame and put her hands through the fabric creating shade and texture. I wanted the hands to symbolise destress, like many images I have seen through my research into protest movements.
I tried different methods of creating a single image using the several I took - But the most successful method was by layering the images, and using the clone tool to blur out Megan except for her hands. I think the number of hands indicate a group protest, and could represent varying scales of conflict - From a literal number, 10-12 people, to mass unrest. The feedback I got from my tutor was that the layering could suggest not only the number of participants but also the passage of time.
I like that this links back to my original stance on the project, where as my textiles and menswear work focuses on the military side of unrest, this links back to the opposing, protest side.
