Platform 8

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Batchelor and Colson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:41:02 +0000

New blog at:
www.platformeight.tumblr.com

18.10.11

Batchelor and Colson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:06:05 +0000

travel / erase

Batchelor and Colson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:03:44 +0000

found our manifestos are difficult to be translated into chinese

Batchelor and Colson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:46:37 +0000

the new one

Batchelor and Colson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:14:19 +0000

can be used as a portable TV.

Public and private

Batchelor and Colson — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:01:05 +0000

This work explores the personal boundaries we project to the outside world and how public and private intimacy can be expressed through our clothing. Processes such as body art, adoration and armour communicate identities and create boundaries, which are used as tools to express different levels of privacy. By illustrating milestones within my life, I have explored the concept of distorted and layered projections and how through these I can conceal and reveal memories and secrets

The Dress:

The dress was made up of distorted drawings of my face. The drawings were then machine embroidered onto an organdy cotton to give the appearance of lace. They were individually cut and then stitched together by hand. The dress reflected my feminine and romanic qualities where my innocence was being reflected to the world.

The Buttons:

The buttons were made from photo etched silver and ran down the back of the dress. They were designed to look like religious symbols, as this reflected on a period of my life where i had to place a lot of faith into the ‘new religion’ of medicine. The buttons tell the story of my experience when someone close to me dealt with cancer, I have outlined in brief the memory attached to the image in the slide show below.

The Cape:

I wanted to reflect a sense of protection over the other layers and drew influences from Samurai armour. I looked at ways in which women extend their femininity and saw that many of the additions they wear were similar to the preparations of war. I constructed the cape from thousands of fake finger nails to create something structured that can also be interpreted as vicious as well as protective.

The locket:

Women in the Victorian era would carry locks of hair or images of their loved ones inside a locket hidden beneath their clothes. I adapted this carrier for mementos and used dreadlocked ex-boyfriends hair as a way of holding the chain together. I also took extracts from old love letters and created a scroll inside. The lens on the front of the locket signifies my ongoing search.

Many Thank to Anna Batchelor for the photos: www.annabatchelor.com
See my website for more details: www.sarahcolson.com

the fish scale project

Batchelor and Colson — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:05:58 +0000

Erik de Laurens’s work challenges assumptions that one can have on the definition of industry. he seeks for alternatives that could have implications in the social and economical realm. For his graduation at the RCA he produced three case studies using broadly available and — most of the time — overlooked materials.

One of the project consists in a set of tablecloth, water container, tumblers which were designed for the monthly lunch event of a primary school situated in a cape town, in South Africa and made using fish leftovers.

In continuation of this project Erik created a surprising material made of 100% fish scales ( no added compound ). The fishing industry generates several circumstances where many tons of fish scales are leftover. Using this waste as resources for the production of his fish-scale-plastic, Erik is highlighting the potentiality of these industrial flaw.

WaVe

Batchelor and Colson — Sat, 14 May 2011 19:51:25 +0000

Footstep Amplifier

Batchelor and Colson — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:30:07 +0000

the all new ‘MIX-A-MATIC 3000 mk IIIIIII’

Batchelor and Colson — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:17:56 +0000

*all new cup storage capabilities*
*all new controllable dispensing capabilities*