For my live brief I am doing a project for the Batsford Prize, with the
theme "Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim"
This project will be an extension of my self initiated brief as I am
keen to really explore ideas surrounding sustainability in my work this year. I
want to take quite a playful approach to this project, using and manipulating
collected 'waste' items and working in a more experimental way to my self
initiated project.
Over the Christmas break I started to gather items and find contextual
and visual inspiration. Bethany Williams is a designer who uses recycled materials in her
collections to comment on social and environmental issues. I am inspired by how
she uses waste materials and the balance between playful and high-end aesthetic
that her work has.
(Bethany Williams a/w16)
I have begun working with my collected items, which include, disposable contact lenses and cases, sweet wrappers and latex gloves. During this weeks tutorial we discussed my ideas but found my work lacks direction, which is making it difficult for me to develop it. I also need to manipulate the materials I am using more to elevate them from their intended uses and make you question what you are looking at.
(spray painted contact lens cases)
(dubied samples using contact cases and latex gloves)
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