For the past 10
months, I have been studying at Manchester School Art completing a Foundation
Diploma in Art and Design and on the 15
th of June, I attended the
final exhibition for our Final Major Projects. It is the first exhibition I
have ever had my work in and I couldn’t have been happier. My parents drove
down from Scotland to see what I have been getting up to and to show them all
the work that I have been doing over the year which was a nervous experience
but still full of excitement. My final project revolved around the idea of
derelict buildings in cities where I took inspiration from the buildings
falling apart. For my final pieces, I took six men’s oversized tailored jackets
and deconstructed them and reconstructed them into garments for the female
figure. Staying true to my original inspiration, I left these garments unfinished
with raw hems, missing fabrics and sections and even kept the garments together
with only pins where no sewing was involved to translate these buildings
falling apart. Out of the six garments, I only showcased three of them but
photographed each one on location where I took most of my inspiration from. You
can see the final photographs
here. It was a moment where I could only stand in
disbelief where no words could describe how I felt as above my garments was a
sticky label that not only just stated my name but also the university I was
attending next year and the course title. It’s surreal to think that a year ago
I had left high school and was off to spend my summer holidays in Florida,
later to move to Manchester and here I am now, ready to move of to London to
start a new chapter. But for now, I will enjoy the rest of my time left in
Manchester and wait impatiently and nervously for results day. FINGERS CROSSED!
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