Not exact matches
I will be focusing on utilizing
pieces we already have in our closet, in addition to highlighting fair
trade, made in the USA, and other ethical
fashion brands.
In each phase of her 15 - part Knitting Nation performance series, she collaborated with futuristically uniformed workers to create large - scale
pieces using manually operated knitting machines to comment on technology,
trade, labor and the
fashion industry.
Her aesthetic influences are culled from traditional African and Caribbean visual art and culture; her meticulous
fashioning and application of materials such as raffia, beads, and porcelain to her
pieces alludes to women's labor and its past and present importance in global
trade.