Thursday 22 October 2015

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The framework of my latest collection is based upon iconography from Alchemy intertwined with futuristic themes. The collection explores a fundamental alchemical practice of liberating matter from its restricted properties into a further enhanced state. Through deconstructing existing garment shapes and re-mastering the form I have drawn a parallel to this alchemical practice.
Futuristic themes are explored through the manipulation of simple geometries into distinct forms, alluding to alchemical motifs through the arrangement of their structure. A series of individually crafted elements have created a distinct visual signature whilst retaining an artisanal sensibility. The arrangement created through this technique portrays motifs and symbols suggesting various principles of the art.
The collection maintains a innovative colour palette of copper, cream and black, focusing on the current state of metals and the gradual progression into a refined state.  


All elements of the collection are hand made, from rolling the coils and melting the coiled pieces to one another.