Category Archives: Fashion Media Laboratory Unit

On the last day of my residency at Moseley Road Baths and the day before I was due to shoot my fashion film, I took my go-pro and documented the underwater movements of some of the women I had encountered … Continue reading →

Stripper shoes, pearls, gloves, fur coat, lace garment, fake lips.

An immersive exhibition surrounding the masterpiece, ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’ showcasing the process, the composition, the drawings and plans and ending in a chapel where it was originally designed for as part of an elaborate altarpiece. The National Gallery … Continue reading →

*shot from deep end. SLOW INITIAL PANNING SHOT OF THE POOL SHOWING BALLOONS SWAYING. CUT TO WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF THE POOL. CUT TO CLOSER WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF THE POOL. CLOSE UP PANNING SHOT OF MILLY CARESSING HER FACE … Continue reading →

I found my 3 day residency massively helpful, with no specific ideas about what I wanted to do during the time I had in Moseley Road baths, I had time and freedom to observe how people occupied the space. This … Continue reading →

British feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey in her 1975 essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, introduced the idea of “the male gaze” to describe mainstream representations of women. Images of the female form holds a central place in contemporary digital culture … Continue reading →

Natalia LL is one of Poland’s most revered avant-garde artists, playing with critiques of consumer culture whilst exploring sexuality and gender. Using photography and film to illustrate small everyday actions such as eating, sleeping, copulation, resting and speaking, LL challenges … Continue reading →

*ARTICLE, NOT MY WORDS* Almost a century after they fell out of favour, corsets are again having a moment. Since Prada paired them with tea-dresses and brocade for their Fall offering in February, they’ve crept into our lives and Instagram feeds and … Continue reading →