More experiments with distortion. This plastic bag was much too flimsy, with the lack of structure preventing any interesting distortion - the fabric moulded immediately to the flesh or slipped off the body. Any stiffer fabrics, however, immediately pose issues with seaming. I need to find a heat source that is powerful but spreads, and melts without warping. Or a crimper?
The interesting thing about this exploration is the heavy references to recent work, specifically the aesthetic of the membrane. The studio being about architecture, i looked at the concept of inhabitation and the interaction between the building and the body, which then became indistinguishable between the garment and the body. The information of the body (these are latex hand information) becoming fluidified (half filled with water) and at once defining the shape of the building (spandex tube), and being defined by it. It is easy to see the imagery of the membrane in the above exploration, as well as the amorphous shapes formed by the non-backlit spandex. What is missing from the above exploration is a sense of density and weight, which i hope i will be able to work on when i begin to take photos of an upright body.
(earlier membrane work)
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