ALL IMAGES CREATED BY ME.
Inspired from my daily bus root in Manchester I created the character, Stéiâgé C’oaché. She was French and survived on the bus. Stealing everything she owned - experimenting with found objects on the bus and listening to music from a stolen iPod. This character was very much an embodiment of me as a poor student.
Soft Dad - My dad is an incredible man, generous, gentle and kind. This shoot was all about him. He is a soft dad - title taken from soft lad, a well known northern putdown. Touching on ideas of toxic masculinity. It was important to me that my dad modelled this shoot.
Time is Measured in Bread - These works came from the memories I had as a kid making bread with my dad. We'd make funny animals and have a lot of fun with it. Each bread 'me' depicts a new age of self discovery. Outfits inspired by real life looks/pieces I wore.
My dad always put on the Pink Panther when I was a kid. The Pink Panther has always been a nostalgic figure to me however now he's become something that stands for more than just something pink to laugh at. He looks like my dad, acts like my dad and every time I watch it I think of my dad.
I made this pink mask out of canvas and graffiti material (mop markers, spray paint). Eyes are interchangeable.
Good Taste/Bad Taste - Taking the cheapest thing I could find in a charity shop - a pair of XXXL blue jeans, restyling it and creating something new.
A styling project inspired by social protection and anxiety. A lockdown project. I took the idea of fitting in and dressing big as ways to subconsciously keep people away. I looked at how animals did this and linked the two. Dressing big as a form to intimidate - looking at aposematism.
A styling project inspired by social protection and anxiety. A lockdown project. I took the idea of fitting in and dressing big as ways to subconsciously keep people away. I looked at how animals did this and linked the two. For this project I looked at camouflage. Looking at monotone outfits and more comfortable clothes.
The Amazing Bulk - The amazing bulk Bmovie + over consumption = this.