This 'River Costume' series are an initial investigation into theatrical costumes which personify the River. Produced for my installation, 'Theatre of the River' for Cementa 24. The costumes offered a performative and interactive element to my installation work. Available for the public at large to try on and wear throughout the town of Kandos during the Cementa festival. Up-cycling clothing is reconstructed with the addition of further textiles, fabric paint and dye, hand stitching and embellished with sequins and beads, these costumes are perceived as artworks. Photographed here in my studio they mark and new development and direction in my art practice, adding to my oeuvre of painting, ceramics, textile and video works. The costume is an aspect I aim to develop, exhibiting them within commercial and regional gallery contexts. Alongside collaborative performances with choreographers, dancers, actors and musicians.
