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'Artist and activist Marina DeBris makes high-fashion creations designed to
shock and disgust.
A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of
disposable straws, with plastic forks dangling from the waist. Skirts of
knotted plastic fishing line with a bodice made from takeaway soy sauce
containers.
All her outfits are made from rubbish DeBris finds washed up on beaches. Much
of what she finds is textile waste: scraps of synthetic clothing that take
decades or centuries to biodegrade.
Her message is clear: look what we consume and look where it ends up.
"People love fashion; it's a universal and very exciting [method] to deliver
the message," she says.
"It is kind of thrilling to hit that sweet spot of something being interesting
enough to look at, drawing somebody in, and then when they look closely and
realise what it is [they have] this look of almost horror."
Her creations tell the story of a world obsessed with plastic — and a fashion
industry unwilling to deal with the consequences of it.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
