Stephanie
Johnson
Fashion these days appears to be disposable and sustainable, not usually regarded as an art form. The bond that has formed between surrealism and fashion has allowed design to move forward in it own pioneering and groundbreaking way.
Artists and designers have collaborated to make contemporary statements with their designs but I have looked closely at the surroundings and the equipment used in the world of fashion. When looking at fashion in a surrealistic way it allows the imagination to wonder, the detachable limbs of the mannequin allows the mind to contemplate what these inanimate object are when photographed up close and taken out of context.
My surrealism take on the fashion world has come from photographing not only the fabric of the clothes and the finished article but everyday objects used in their manufacture up close and in unusual formats such as the mannequin limbs, zips and other fashion accessories. It is amazing how when simple objects are scrutinized they become more relevant for example the tailors dummy when looked at in a simple form naked and standing alone takes on a personality of it own.
I feel surrealism in fashion can be interpreted in any way the spectator chooses to perceive it. I feel it has brought two very different mediums together and produced a fascinating and charming insight in to the
mechanics of the fashion industry.
