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Following the Biennial theme of Swarm: Ecology, Digitality, Sociality, this exhibition is designed to explore and discuss the realities of social distancing in a time of change and upheaval, as we have navigated the past year while wearing an additional accessory on our faces. In the time of COVID-19, how do we challenge and interrogate the position of face masks in our individual and collective experiences? The purpose of this exhibition is to explore the artisan’s design reaction to the proliferation of face masks (indeed, the swarm) into daily life. The featured wearable art masks correlate with designs developed over the course of the artisan’s career as a professional costume designer, and act as a bridge between current practice and previous creations, developing objects to complement designs previously viewed as complete. In a parallel way, where we once considered our daily outfits as completed ensembles, our current existence in public spaces necessitates the addition of protective face coverings. Together, we create a swarm of be-masked faces, presenting more anonymized visages and working together for the greater good.
Flights of Fancy!
Fashion and Function in Circus Performance
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A digital fashion exhibition co-curated by Jenny Leigh Du Puis & Chisato Yamakawa
Supervisor: Dr. Denise Green The relationship between circus and fashion is one of ebb and flow, inspiration and aspiration: the iconic imagery of circus dress symbolism has long influenced design houses and couture displays, providing visual references that translate from the ring to the runway. This exhibition explores the circus as fashion inspiration by highlighting examples of past and present performers, designed spaces, and the symbolism of circus as fantasy.
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Women Empowered:
Fashions from the Frontline
From the catalogue text:
WOMEN EMPOWERED: Fashions from the Frontline chronicles how women have strategically and persistently used fashion to empower and uplift. From activists to politicians, academics to servicewomen, artists to athletes, entertainers and everyday unsung heroes, WOMEN EMPOWERED uses fashion to tell the stories of women on the frontlines. The exhibit is therefore organized according to physical spaces--The Street, The Government, The Stage, The Sports Arena, The Academy--where fashion transforms, at times transgresses, and ultimately empowers.
WOMEN EMPOWERED: Fashions from the Frontline chronicles how women have strategically and persistently used fashion to empower and uplift. From activists to politicians, academics to servicewomen, artists to athletes, entertainers and everyday unsung heroes, WOMEN EMPOWERED uses fashion to tell the stories of women on the frontlines. The exhibit is therefore organized according to physical spaces--The Street, The Government, The Stage, The Sports Arena, The Academy--where fashion transforms, at times transgresses, and ultimately empowers.
This exhibition was a class project for Anthropology of the Fashioned Body, a graduate-level course offered by Dr. Denise Green at Cornell University in 2018. Jenny Leigh played a key leadership role on the curatorial team for this exhibition and contributed designs to the display.
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