material workshop # 2: material investigation.

part 1 : choose 4 materials from 4 specified catagories.

paperclips.
soap.
paper.
sugar.

part 2 : remake one item of clothing you are wearing with all four of the selected materials. then ‘put on’ your garments and document.

the boot:



here are the four boots i made out of selected materials:



putting these ‘garments’ on:


soap.
Dry soap on dry skin has completely different characteristics to the conventionally used wet soap on wet skin. Its scratchy, drags on the skin and leaves a sticky white residue. If there is a residue left over are you technically wearing the ‘garment’?


paper.
The paper crushed as soon as it was worn. Making it more of a wear once ‘garment’ or more like a one step ‘garment’. I don’t believe this is wearing it at all.


sugar.
The rough, grainy and fluid in form nature of sugar makes it impossible to wear without some kind of adherent.