If you are in Vancouver and you are not going to the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics tonight, come to Gastown for the opening of Bright Light! I have a projection set up at 6 E. Cordova Street and will be celebrating at Instant Coffee's Light Bar from 7pm onwards. Vancouver Band, Christine, will be debuting at 11pm. Hope to see you there.
Yesterday's mad scientist look after a day of setting up my projection for Bright Light.
MakeShift is an art and research project that examines the relationships between 'making', 'clothing' and 'living'. The basic premise for the project is that for a period of one year starting on September 1st, 2009, I will only wear things that I have made myself. Initially this may seem like a reasonable task, but it will include all of my clothes, socks, shoes, underwear, coats, jackets, hats, bathing suits, accessories and anything else I might need to protect my body from the elements while trying to lead a fulfilling life.
Beyond being a nail-hammering, speed-sewing, room-pacing, hair-raising, life-enriching personal challenge, I hope to gain some understanding of the limitations of clothing and how they affect the development of ideology. Ultimately, I would like to examine the role of clothing as a form of cultural production.
I hope you will participate by leaving comments on this blog or stopping by the space for a visit. Makeshift is meant to be an exploration of ideas so the conversation that develops will become an important part of how the project unfolds.