Dislocations

Chant, A; Sgro, DM

Dislocations

Chant, A Sgro, DM

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Publisher:: Design Institute of Australia
Publication Type:: Exhibition
Citation:: Interwoven

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Chant, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sgro, DM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-1389	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Australia, DIO	en_US
dc.date	2012-09-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Interwoven	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32733
dc.description.abstract	`Dislocations' is a series of three textile works, created by Armando Chant in collaboration with Donna Sgro. The works were presented as part of Interwoven which is a curated selection of fashion and textile works of the Design Institute of Australia Textile Practice Group. `Dislocations' investigates the biological phenomena of patterning that is evident in butterfly wing growth, and the resulting structural distortion in the pattern that develops. The textile works were an investigation of this structural principle through their constructed methodology. The three works were hand-screenprinted in monochromatic half-tones, sliced and re-constructed through stitching, emphasizing the disruptive nature of the pattern. The works are an investigation into the creation of `constructed disruptive imagery' using a biomimetic methodology. Disruptive imagery has been developed in relation to textiles in the area of camouflage. Camouflage is a biomimetic adaptation where pattern is used to cloak what is seen. Using a different principle of disruptive imagery, this work investigates how other biomimetic adaptations may be used to disrupt the visual within a textiles context. Interwoven was exhibited at the Design Gallery of the DIA Head Office and promoted to members of the DIA nationally as part of LOOK.STOP.SHOP, a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week event.	en_US
dc.format	Textile installation	en_US
dc.publisher	Design Institute of Australia	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Interwoven	en_US
dc.title	Dislocations	en_US
dc.type	Exhibition
utslib.location	DIA Design Gallery	en_US
utslib.location.activity	http://www.dia.org.au/index.cfm?event=761&id=342	en_US
utslib.for	120306 Textile and Fashion Design	en_US
dc.location.activity	http://www.dia.org.au/index.cfm?event=761&id=342
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.place-of-publication	DIA Design Gallery	en_US
pubs.start-date	2012-09-03	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	This research is in the field of fashion and textile design. Leslie Eadie and Tushar Ghosh identify that one of the most recognized applications of biomimetics – the imitation or adaption of designs from nature – can be found in textile products. Bradley Quinn has shown that such applications have relevance for protective and high-performance clothing. In such cases, biomimicry methodologies are adapted for applied design outcomes. Pammi Sinha and Clemens Thornquist however identify that there is less research in the area that explores approaches originating from within creative practice. This research investigates aspects of biomimicry from a creative practice perspective. Dislocations is a series of three textile works that investigate the biological phenomena of patterning that is evident in butterfly wing growth. Using a combination of digital print and hand-crafted construction techniques, the resulting textiles incorporate disruption of the image. Disruptive imagery has been developed in relation to textiles in the area of camouflage. Camouflage is a biomimetic adaptation where pattern is used to cloak what is seen. Using a different principle of disruptive imagery incorporating techniques based in fashion construction methods, this work investigates how other biomimetic adaptations may be used to disrupt the visual within a creative-practice textiles context. The works were presented as part of Interwoven, a curated selection of fashion and textile works of the Design Institute of Australia Textile Practice Group; and promoted nationally as part of LOOK.STOP.SHOP, a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week event.	en_US

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`Dislocations' is a series of three textile works, created by Armando Chant in collaboration with Donna Sgro. The works were presented as part of Interwoven which is a curated selection of fashion and textile works of the Design Institute of Australia Textile Practice Group. `Dislocations' investigates the biological phenomena of patterning that is evident in butterfly wing growth, and the resulting structural distortion in the pattern that develops. The textile works were an investigation of this structural principle through their constructed methodology. The three works were hand-screenprinted in monochromatic half-tones, sliced and re-constructed through stitching, emphasizing the disruptive nature of the pattern. The works are an investigation into the creation of `constructed disruptive imagery' using a biomimetic methodology. Disruptive imagery has been developed in relation to textiles in the area of camouflage. Camouflage is a biomimetic adaptation where pattern is used to cloak what is seen. Using a different principle of disruptive imagery, this work investigates how other biomimetic adaptations may be used to disrupt the visual within a textiles context. Interwoven was exhibited at the Design Gallery of the DIA Head Office and promoted to members of the DIA nationally as part of LOOK.STOP.SHOP, a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week event.

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