'Transient Bodies' - Kieran Flaherty
A brief introduction to 'Transient Bodies', a behind the scenes look at the design process and how Covid-19 was navigated and its effect on the collection.
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Undermining perception by obscuring pattern through 3D paper manipulation.
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Inspired by the tradition of Kimono making, in which rectangular pieces of fabric are cut from a larger length called a 'tanmono', initial silhouette experimentations were conducted on the half-scale mannequin using varying lengths and thicknesses of tracing paper. Hand drawn lines were featured to explore moiré-inspired textile designs on transparent materials, being overlayed to create depth and obstruction.
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Translating my textile work into 3D forms, I took inspiration from the artist Richard Sweeney and his work creating fluid structures from paper. The resulting paper forms will be used to help influence silhouette and possible textile designs
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Close up details of fluid paper 3D forms for use as 2D textile research
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Fluid structures envelope the stand, swirling around the figure, obscuring the body and flowing into each other to produce a new form.
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Fluid paper forms suspended in motion.
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Fabricated materials generated to accommodate the use of laser technology as a way of incorporating stretch whilst also maintaining a lightweight, wearable quality
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Hand drawn lines are translated into a repeating linear motif which are then laser cut, with the graduating pattern distorting the body's form.
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Exploring the reciprocal relationship between the textile and silhouette and how each influences the other.
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Two-dimensional patterns are laser cut to produce flexile, three-dimensional materials which encompass and adapt to the shape of the wearer.
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Utilising previous fluid paper structures as a guide, the pattern is manipulated into varying forms, transforming the three-dimensional textile structures generated when draped and worn.
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Referring to the 'tanmono' and Kimono style of pattern cutting, double-sided squares of fabric were strategically cut to incorporate pattern, enhance malleability and produce a colourful aftereffect when in motion.
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Laser cut wave patterns are strategically manipulated to follow new paths along the body, cascading naturally downward and obscuring the figure with pattern and shifts of colour.
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Laser cut waves of fabric obstruct the body, revealing glimpses of the figure through moving shifts of colour.
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Over 2000 individual laser cut lines are assembled to incorporate stretch and produce an aftereffect optical illusion - with lines shifting through patterns and colour faster than the eye can track.
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Harmonic waves of blue graduate into vibrant red and encompass the stand.
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Laser cut, reversible material developed to produce aftereffect optical phenomenon whilst in motion, obscuring the body with distorted pattern and shifting colour.
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Combining laser cut materials and fluid forms to create dynamic silhouette explorations.
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'Transient Bodies' collection final line up.