As the title "Drowning" suggests, this oversized, transparent T-shirt depicts a realistic representation of a person drowning in water. The chest, the most visible part of the gender markers used to distinguish, has been obscured by the drowning face to overlay the feelings of despair and confusion of gender identity. The painful drowning can be associated with the feeling of suffocation, which in a sense is problematic mental health. I think that the discomfort of gender identity disorder is a painful experience that involves mainly emotional components. Wearable art allows the audience to put on the art of the confusion which help them to better experience the art.
T-shirt Design, 2018, 67 x 88 cm
Textile design for gender identity and mental health
As the title "Drowning" suggests, this oversized, transparent T-shirt depicts a realistic representation of a person drowning in water. The chest, the most visible part of the gender markers used to distinguish, has been obscured by the drowning face to overlay the feelings of despair and confusion of gender identity. The painful drowning can be associated with the feeling of suffocation, which in a sense is problematic mental health. I think that the discomfort of gender identity disorder is a painful experience that involves mainly emotional components. Wearable art allows the audience to put on the art of the confusion which help them to better experience the art.
