Retail as spectacle as subversion. An installation & accompanying written thesis exploring consumerism, the body as commodity, package design, seduction, and the role of designer as seducer. Vivienne Westwood meets Baudelaire meets Guy Debord meets Baudrillard meets your local boutique.
A response to a response to a response. My Flower is a musical reinterpretation by Damon & Naomi of a song by Kazuki Tomokawa, Watashi No Hana, itself based on a poem written by Japanese teenage serial-killer-turned-poet Norio Nagayama. In the poem, the poet asks “If I were a flower, what kind would I be?” Nagayama was sentenced to death for his crimes, sparking debate about capital punishment in modern-day Japan. This installation took place during the onset of the American-led war in Iraq, my additional layer to this already provocative piece. Plexiglass, cardboard, wire, laser prints & mass produced garden tools.
A series of 100 self portraits inspired by the sounds and lyrics of 100 songs, from Nina Simone to Joy Division to Chopin. Gouache & ink on paper.
