For this second test, using up-cycled mens shirts, I tried to create as much discomfort as I could. I also wanted to play with the idea of changing the positioning or stance of the body.
Again, this experiment plays with rearranging the limbs in non-conventional ways. I’m really interested in this idea but I’m a bit stumped on how to push it further and connect it with elements of time and/or permanence.
This afternoon I will be laser cutting the acrylic mirror. I then plain to stain the mirror and use strategic lighting to make beautiful patterns on the human body. I’m a bit nervous to execute this because the project would juxtapose itself. The body would be “glorified” but it would also highlight how the body can be reshaped or formed by fashion. I need to think about how I will capture the elements of time or permanence. This may be a moving image kind of thing//or an arrangement of many images together showing the passage of time. Perhaps I could photograph the final piece in natural/changing lighting as well (although London is not particularly sunny).
Samantha's RCA Process 