In the end I worked on 8 different outcomes - 4 stretch ‘garments’ and 4 rigid ‘garments’. These worked correspondingly with the undergarments I produced earlier. These were design to enhance the imprint on the body – whether this bea physical mark or just a psychological feeling the wearer may experience while wearing the undergarment + wrap.
The STRETCH wrap garments: These were done on the body, wrapping the body using elastic to create a pressure on the body. These were left on for various times and then unwrapped. Imprints (the 3rd and 4th layers of the garment) are documented.
Here are just some photos i have used in the book.......
Stretch/ONE
Stretch/TWO (couldnt upload many of these ones)
Stretch/THREE
Stretch/FOUR
The RIGID garments: these were also done straight onto the body using Plaster of Paris to create a cast of a body part or position the wearer was in. These although did not create pressure from the tight wrapping they did create pressure from the weight of the plaster on the body and from the amount of time having to sit still while being plastered. Once thought comfortable positions very quickly became very uncomfortable! These where then taken off the body in the easiest way possible – some could slide off but some had to be cut off. These ‘unwrapping’ movements became integral to the process of wrap.
Rigid/ONE
Rigid/TWO
Rigid/THREE
Rigid/FOUR
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