Said Trish: “The final 'recipe' was determined by aesthetics, wearability (for the model shoot) and a dress that would keep both the material and narrative link with concrete together with the delicacy of a couture garment.
“The final agreed formula was a cloth splashed with concrete (bead like) on the inside of the devored velvet. The patterning of the lungs was dark and polluted at the base of the dress, while the upper part of the dress remained clean, signifying the purification of the lung area.
“'Herself' was installed outside in the centre of Sheffield for a period of three weeks last October, engaging the public in a visual debate around air pollution.
“A short film about the dress, starring the super model Erin O'Connor, has been made and given unprecedented visual collateral. Bio images, produced by Vyvyan Howard's, team have also provided stunning visual moments within the short film. “This will be rolled out via the web from March this year, in conjunction with the next showing of 'herself' at The University of Newcastle gallery as part of Newcastle Science Festival.”
The dress and film will be included in the University of Ulster Festival of Art and Design, which takes place in June 2011.
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