I am currently studying menswear, in particular shirts of formal and casual design. I like to include a lot of textile pieces as well in my work, such as print, knit and embroidery. I am using all of these for my final products.
My work is based on the concept of old torture methods; what the equipment was and what the effect on the body these tools had.
Below is one of the prints I have worked on, it is based on the stringy appearance of muscles. I wanted to focus on the tearing, pulling and distressing of muscles when going through extreme distortion. Each method has a different effect on a different part on the body. For example, The Judas Cradle. The subject is placed on top of a pyramid shaped chair ( of which there is a sharp point) and, well, the point goes into the most inconvenient place...
During the research for each method I was certainly put off my food...
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