2nd Skin @ The Exploratorium
Clothing, Fashion event, Going Green, Special Event, Stores Add commentsIf you are bored with the same old clothes and are concerned about how to go green, this was a very entertaining show to go to. 2nd Skin was an installation project of imaginative design in digital, analog clothing and recycled materials. The entire night was filled with activities that only the Exploratorium could provide. If nothing was going on at any given moment, you were allowed to view and interact with the exhibits that were part of the Exploratorium itself.
The night consisted of demonstrations by Bad Unkle Sista, Sha Sha Higby, and Takehito Etani (to name a few) followed by the demonstration of a very odd “comical” performance by Pat Oleska. The Runway Show involved Exploratorium staff and local designers. To end the night was a public show by people who came to the event in their own creations. Here are some pictures of the night. Enjoy!!!
The Third Eye Project – By Takehito Etani: Video headgear is placed on the eye of the beholder and projected on a wall within the building.
Luminous Trees are hooked up to the rider’s bicycle.
Soft Circuitry: Lit up soft, flexible fabric-based computers
The Masticator – Takehito Etani: Headgear that gives audiovisual feedback of chewing (but only goes to number 9)
Stories of Fusion – By Bad Unkle Sista: Singer with an amazing voice
Stories of Fusion- By Bad Unkle Sista: Skin extends to fuse many individuals into one body
Stories of Fusion – By Bad Unkle Sista
Stories of Fusion – By Bad Unkle Sista
Stories of Fusion – By Bad Unkle Sista
The Host for the Runway
In a Glass Cloud – By Sha Sha Higby: Sculpture moving in many intricate pieces
Sha Sha Higby
PinWheel Dress – By Nicole Arauzo with Wray Serna
Salvaged Scrap – By Miranda Caroligne: Ensemble intertwining ethics and aesthetics
Salvaged Scrap – By Miranda Caroligne
Miranda Caroligne herself
Miranda Caroligne herself
Silence Dress- By Alyce Santoro: Made from recycled recorded household cassette tape with a polyester wrap, which is able to be played.
Snickers Dress – By Anna Rochester: A dress made from Snickers wrappers.
Miss Filmina Sprockets and Miss Patina Green – By Michael Brown with Michael Swaine: Inspired by film divas, this outfit was created from leftovers from a previous project.
Eden Purse – By Evan Neumann: back lit interchangeable artwork with an interior light and phone charger.
Scott Tallenger – Dress tribute to Norma Desmond
Scott Tallenger
Mr. Daily News – Remade in America: Suit made entirely from newspaper
Miss Daily News: Dress made entirely from newspaper
Urban TumbleWeed – Karen Wilkinson: Made entirely from plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and Home Depot bags.
Domini: Ballet costumes constructed from re-used materials… Here is Rothbart the evil villian in Swan Lake
Domini: Odette from Swan Lake
Domini: Coppelia (lantern dress) and Sugarplum (bubble wrap tutu)
Cocoon Collection – Miss Velvet Cream: The designers adorable daughter
Cocoon Collection – Miss Velvet Cream
Cocoon Collection – Miss Velvet Cream
May 6th, 2008 at 2:09 AM
thanks for the pictures! It was quite the show eh?
I had such a good time with the six pack connectors and bubble wrap.
For the record, it shouldn’t have been called ” coppelia”, that was just the name for my first piece – the japanese lantern outfit that was worn by aliyah.
There was never a name for what i put on. I wanted simply to create four pieces inspired by traditional ballet characters, constructed with at least 85 % trash.
We had :
Odette ( the bride with the wings)
Rothbart ;the evil villain from swan lake – ( black outfit with bike tire pants and cd collar)
Coppelia ( the japanese lantern dress)
and,
Sugarplum ( the industrial bubble wrap tutu)
I’m so glad you liked it. Hopefully this will inspire more people to look more carefully at the ” re- use” portion of the 3 R’s.
yours,
domini
May 6th, 2008 at 8:11 AM
Thank you Domini! I have made the adjustments to the blog. My favorite was the roll of bubble wrap that the dancers “popped” while dancing in pointe shoes. Well done!
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