穿一個人的衣服 等同經歷過它的人生

從2010年聖誕夜到現在 借衣服的project已經超過半年, 剛開始的時候,大家都問我:

這樣做是為了什麼？唸藝術的朋友會問我,這樣跟謝德慶不是一樣? 然後半年過去了,借別人的衣服穿就像某種幽靈一樣的跟隨著我。時不時的為我帶來各種煩惱。

有時候是物理性的,寒冷的冬天但借到的衣服卻不夠飽暖,或者炎熱的天氣卻必須穿上純羊毛毛衣。

有時候是性別的,過度女性化的衣服讓我很害怕,男裝讓人以為我是T。

有時候是階級性的,在一個人人都塗著厚眼線大口紅的社交場合穿了棉質t-shirt,浪漫小洋裝及棉質t-shirt中出現了敵我。

有一些有趣的事情,像是跟我互換衣服一週的瓜皮告訴我,穿別人的衣服會讓她感到沒自信,以及她覺得持續穿別人的衣服會生病致死。

像是穿了連續四週的男裝,扣釦子時會下意識的先把左邊襯衫蓋在右邊襯衫上面。

像是以為自己沒有追隨主流風格,卻發現自己其實也是在追求另一種比較小眾的主流文化,當沒有辦法追隨時,感覺像不被認可的某種瑕疵品般的獨立而無助。可笑的是,自己還以為自己是在追求獨立。

像是巴黎時裝週的外景特集（註1）,如果在Jean Paul Gaultier的秀場外我選擇穿了小巫設計的皮草裝,抗議皮草的民眾絕不會放過我,接著我們可能都會進警局。

像是朋友的室友對我尖叫著：不要穿我的衣服出現在我面前,那樣讓我感覺我是裸體的！

每個禮拜拿到不同人的衣服,某部份是刺激的。

今天我是T,今天我是夜店女孩,今天我是巴黎高級訂製服工作室的謬思。

一開始紀錄的時候,看到照片非常的不習慣。好像不夠時尚,好像不夠時尚,好像不夠時尚。我素顏,帶著眼鏡,表情很僵硬,背景是凌亂的工作室。做為一件作品,好像有點太隨便,生活化到有點奇怪。原來我們的日常生活狀態被放大檢視後,是這麼奇怪的事。原來我媽媽下樓倒垃圾都要換隱形眼鏡是有她的道理的。

總之到2012年12月24日還有五個月

歡迎舊雨新知加入我的project。

註1:

2011巴黎時裝週中March04-08,我請五位沒有到過巴黎,沒有在服裝產業工作過的的人,幫我設計一套他們認為適合出席時裝週的服裝,我將設計圖做成真正的服裝,穿到巴黎的秀場外做紀錄。

http://pongahuang.blogspot.com/2011/03/design-me-outfit.html

Random life

Took this picture on 2009's summer, just back from Taiwan. My life with art education is different. I got a BA degree in Advertising and marketing, after graduated I spend a year to make a graphic design portfolio, however, no school accepted me. So 2008 I went to London starting from foundation. During the foundation I change my pathway from fashion to graphic, but in the end, I got a ma graphic design offer and an ma illustration offer and I chose illustration.

In my first home in London, it's located in Elephant n castle, people said this area is dangerous but I'm satisfy with the tidy flat mates. On an afternoon, the shadow from opposite's flat was reflected on my wall.

Took this on 2009 autumn or winter, moved to Pimlico, it's a central/ safe/ clean area. But I don't like one of my flat mate. Also my master course is not very intensive, we only have one tutorial in 3 months..... which means we can only have 3 tutorials in whole course! Amazing!

The flat in Pimlico is a council house, no soundproofing in my room. I can know what my flat mate doing all the time, even she just walk no talk.

Waterloo is my favorite place to go. I enjoy river side and free top water in Southbank center.

I always took my stuff toy lamb with me. And this time is go back to Taiwan so I bring my used sketchbooks with me.