My work is creative, fun, and chock-full of my love for pop culture. I love to design bold statement pieces!
Artist Statement:
While gathering research for this project, Ian dove deep into how the fashion industry contributes to pollution in our water. The research focused on a heavily polluted river in Indonesia and how people have to use it despite the textile industry waste. His design, Patchwork Pollution, is inspired by the relationship between privilege and water resources, illustrating through fashion how society tries to package pollution in a glamorous way. The goal of his design is to show how the effects of water pollution cannot be contained, no matter how hard one tries. To convey this complex inspiration, Ian’s design is created using non-traditional materials. Clear plastic pouches are filled with simulated toxic water and then patch-worked together into an exaggerated kimono-style jacket. The dripping liquid jacket covers up stark white swimwear-inspired separates to show the contrast between the water pollution and the industry that is causing the pollution.