For last days/first field I had the good artistic fortune of working with fashion designer kymkym on the costumes. We share a common interest in issues around environment, waste, and natural processes. And she’s just a super talented designer! Check out her tumblr here:
I want to share what she’s written about the costumes for this piece:
Jill challenged me to create wardrobe for the apocalypse. Think peak oil, barren land, hazy skies. Her work addresses the feelings and issues associated with sustainability, the mechanization of agriculture and mass consumption of resources. As such, I’ve taken a familiar approach to the design of costumes for this piece.
Entirely constructed from reclaimed materials that capture the utilitarian aspects of clothing one might wear in an environment much more devastated than we see today, the pieces incorporate vinyl shower curtains, plastic tarps, construction netting, wool, refuse packaging and distressed denim. I’ve used many materials that are purposely non-biodegradable to invoke the prospect of making clothing from what the Earth will not reclaim. Things we must deal with. Use. Destroy. And use again.
This is a photo of Sally’s costume before the premiere:
Here’s a photo from the performance of Sally wearing the beautiful finished product:
