By a Lady

ISM.2017.8

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The piece is made of re-worked hand dyed garments that were found. It is has a narrative on the exploitation of child labour in the third world embroidered on it. It addresses the ways in which the legacy and contemporary manifestations of slavery can discuss social and political issues within textile practice. There is a focus on text and narrative, comparing historical anti-slavery documents with today's campaigning charity websites.