Wúrà Àṣà Ìmúra · 2023
Blue Ants Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ
by Yi Yin
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award 2023 in Àṣà Ìmúra
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 2,225,440
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About Blue Ants Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ
Blue Ants jẹ́ àkójọpọ̀ aṣọ tí a ṣe láti inú àwọn aṣọ àtijọ́ tí a ti yí padà. Àwọn aṣọ aláwọ̀ búlúù dúdú náà ni a mú láti ara àwọn aṣọ iṣẹ́ oníbodì aláwọ̀ búlúù, àwọn àpẹẹrẹ ọ̀ṣọ́ sì dá lórí àwọn tíkẹ́ẹ̀tì oúnjẹ ìtàn. A ṣe àwọn àtẹ̀jáde náà pẹ̀lú ọ̀nà fọ́tógíráfì sáyánótáìpù, nínú èyí tí ìmọ́lẹ̀ oòrùn fi rọ́pò ẹ̀rọ ìtẹ̀wé. Gígé pẹ̀lú lésà fún aṣọ náà ní ìrísí oníwọ̀n-méjì àti oníwọ̀n-mẹ́ta tí ó tẹ̀lé àwọn ìkọ ara. Ìrísí aṣọ oníbodì ìbílẹ̀ náà ni a yí padà tí a sì dì í. A pèsè àkójọpọ̀ náà ní oríṣiríṣi ìwọ̀n.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award
Blue Ants Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Blue Ants Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Blue Ants Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This project focuses on fashion and textile design using old clothes transformation, cyanotype photography and laser cutting. The designer hopes to connect the unique political function of clothing and break the stereotypes of the old times. In terms of materials, the designer has tried a variety of interdisciplinary textile design methods, striving to design clothing that is both environmentally friendly and fashionable.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Variable sizes
- Tags
- Fashion, Textile, Sustainable, Cyanotype, Design
- Production Technology
- All the redesigned dark blue fabrics in this project come from the old blue overalls during the Cultural Revolution. In addition, this project also used food stamps that were exclusive during the Cultural Revolution period to develop my design because the patterns and curves on them to be quite beautiful and attractive. Moreover,the laser-cut fabric has both a two-dimensional and three-dimensional transformation effect that follows the undulations and curves of the body.
In addition, in order to restore the sense of time during the Cultural Revolution and maintain the concept of sustainability, the prints in the Blue ants are all done using cyanotype photography. The traditional printing machine is replaced by sunlight to produce a unique printing and dyeing effect. - Design Challenge
- Laser cutting was the hardest part of this project as it is challenging to find a suitable fabric. Because some fabrics are too soft to reveal the cut graphics, while others are too hard to make clothes.
- Research
- This project was integrated the printing methods of visual communication design, cyanotype photography, and other techniques to complete my fabrics. The project also used a projector to assist me in the design of the silhouette. The designer intended to twist and bind the classic silhouette of blue overallsto disrupt the Cultural Revolution when everyone wore the same clothing.
- Inspiration
- Blue ants, was inspired by the famous historical event in China, the "Cultural Revolution". During this decade, people regardless of gender and age, completely spontaneously wore uniform blue overalls, so they were called “blue ants” by people in other countries. During this decade, clothing no longer only has the function of keeping warm, but has completely become a political tools of fanaticism and blind obedience.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2022 in Jinan,China and finished in November 2022 in Jinan,China.
- Operation Flow
- The laser-cut fabric has both a two-dimensional and three-dimensional translation effect that follows the undulations and curves of the body.
- Image Credits
- Copyright by Yi Yin,
Image #1: Photographer Yihao Huang，2022
Image #2: Photographer Yihao Huang，2022
Image #3: Photographer Yihao Huang，2022
Image #4: Photographer Yihao Huang，2022
Image #5: Photographer Yihao Huang，2022
Model: Wenxue Meng，2022
