Uniform of Consequence

Jade Spokes

6–23 Mar 2019

Fast fashion promotes the idea that the use value of an item is no more than seasonal at best, further depleting limited resources.

For Uniform of Consequence, Jade Spokes transforms single-use and discarded by-products of the consumer market, into ‘camouflage’ high-end couture fashion pieces to critique the interwoven networks of waste and denial that drive the industry.

Dressing live models to mingle with opening visitors, an activated showing and installation in the hallway of the Nicholas Building disrupts the conventions of catwalk and exhibition space.

Onsite, Project

Overview

Key Dates

Activated Showing: 7 Mar 2019, 7am–9am

Acknowledgment

This program takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded - this land is stolen land. We pay respects to Wurundjeri Elders, past, present and emerging, to the Elders from other communities and to any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who might encounter or participate in the program.

Biographies

Jade Spokes is best known for her sculptural high-end wearable art pieces made from discarded and repurposed materials. Working with the waste of consumerism and transforming the debris into items of high-end couture pieces that explore the boundaries of an items use value. Spokes redefines the boundaries between art and fashion by disrupting the white cube wherever possible. She does this though activated showings of her work, dressing models in an open and unbound way that makes the viewer question their own position as a spectator. Working closely with Bridie Lunney during her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Monash University, Jade Spokes developed an elegant and sophisticated attention to detail in her exploration of the significance of the body within her work. Her work has been highlighted by Monash Lens in an article regarding sustainable practice.

Program Partner