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THE POISONED BEAST OF DEAD LOOMS


The clothes we wear are not just stitched pieces of fabric - they are also landscapes. The choices we make in the high street store or in-front of the full-length mirror set in motion territorial scaled effects, industrial landscapes and massive factories across the other side of the planet. The ‘Made In’ label that is stitched into the back of every garment is the name of a metaphoric island, a place where every piece of fashion is produced, a distant land populated with the people and machines that craft the fashion we wear.

As we wander through the Island of Made In, we dive into the world hidden within our clothes and immerse ourselves into our own wardrobes. Here industrial monsters roam free, distant mountains are formed from cotton loom waste, and valleys are lined with the button hole threads. The fashion supply chain is re-mapped as a surreal landscape that could - just maybe - prompt us to reflect on journeys and supply chains extending beyond our own aesthetic preferences.

THE POISONED BEAST OF DEAD LOOMS, 2020
[ Extract of The island of Made-In ]

Chong Yan Chuah. 蔡崇彦
Malaysian, b. 1992


EDITION:    1AP+3
MEDIUM:    Video Art / Digital Installation
DIMENSION:    1920x1080p
TIME:    00:30 loop
FRAME:   N/A
SYSTEM:    projector/led screen(150”>), stereo/5.1 speaker
SIGNATURE:   Included. Provided by Artist
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY:    Included. Minted as NFT
The Poisoned Beast of Dead Looms is an extract of The island of Made-In. a Monster embodying a loose thread on the garment we are wearing, from wardrobe to warehouse, from factory to field, in search of the landscapes behind the runway dreams and street blue jeans.





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