I decided to attend the Making
Strange exhibit in UCLA’s Fowler Museum.
The exhibit consisted of two bodies of work (Gagawaka and Postmortem)
from the Indian artist Vivan Sundaram.
As a graduating senior, I’m glad I was able to finally make it to the museum
for the first time to see such an interesting exhibit!
The pieces
from Gagawaka included pieces of
wearable garments that were made from various recycled materials. The materials ranged from orthopedic braces
to bras to tampons to packaging from medications. These pieces juxtaposed high fashion with
items seen as trash or otherwise not fashion.
From afar the outfits looked like something that could be seen in a high
fashion magazine or a runway. I enjoyed
the use of the recycled materials in the industrialized world that we live in
today.
The other
body of work, Postmortem, used
mannequins and various anatomical models in its displays. The influence of the biological sciences was
very apparent here! The thing that drew
me to this exhibit was the piece of an opened mannequin torso to reveal a
vertebral column (pictured below); it certainly gave a unique perspective of the human
body. Throughout this course, Professor
Vesna has told us about the connection between art and science, and I enjoyed
being able to see this on my own in a museum.
The most
enjoyable aspect of visiting this exhibit was being able to be the pieces up
close. I had seen photos of this exhibit
before, but it was much more rewarding being able to see the use of different
materials up close.
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