sculpture to fix to the body

this project i had to think about issues such as support, concealment, protection and invasion. i decided that support would make for a more interesting sculptural piece. i first began looking at ways to support the body, as well as posture, i looked at corsets and african neck rings and also fashion garments.

i wanted my piece to restrict body movement and as a result correct a persons posture. i tried this with a piece of string wrapped around the body but i found this very uncomfortable and gave a strange sensation. iwanted to stay with this idea so i tried to think about different ways to do this. i got wire and made long pieces with is and wrapped it with string so that it would be more comfortable to wear, i then tied then together to make to piece that could be worn. i made one for the neck and torso, both inspired by african neck rings and corsets.

African neck ring

Louise Nippierd

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