RED COLLAR UNIFORM
THIS PROJECT HAS TWO CRITICAL ELEMENTS: STIMULATING MIGRANT WORKERS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES THROUGH GARMENT PRODUCTION; TO AROUSE REFLECTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS IN REGARD TO THE GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE SOCIAL CONTEXT. THIS PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED IN LONDON WITH THE TARGET AUDIENCE SPECIFICALLY YOUNG GENERATION OF CHINESE MIGRANT WORKERS.
2015, LONDON
DRESSING IS AN EXTENSION OF THE ROLE OF SPECIFIC SELF. CLOTHING, AS A PART OF THE BODY, HELPS PEOPLE ACHIEVE SELF-AWARENESS. PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOW THEIR IDEAL STATE BY CLOTHING. CLOTHING IS CONNECT TO IDENTITY, PEOPLE USE CLOTHING AND GARMENTS AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION. SOMETIMES GROUPS OF PEOPLE USE CLOTHING AS A MASS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY.
HISTORICALLY SUBCULTURES HAVE ALWAYS RECYCLED REFERENCES FROM THE PAST TO DIFERENTIATE AND REACT TO THE PRESENT. TAKE THE 1950’S TEDDY BOYS WEARING CLOTHES PARTLY INSPIRED BY THE EDWARDIAN DANDIES. RED COLLAR PROJECT SPECULATES ON A NEW CHINESE SUBCULTURE.
