
Visual Arts students create installation for the Museum of Science and Industry
Fashion and Textile students' installation at the Museum of Science and Industry highlights the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
The Museum of Science and Industry recently commissioned our fashion and textile students to create an exhibition, 'Rust Retreat', at the MOSI Learning studio to shine a spotlight on the environmental impact of the chemical products used in dyeing clothes.
The students used cotton muslin panels dyed with natural products, including bundle dye and tie-dye, which are environmentally friendly and sustainable processes.
In addition, students also used rust as a dying material to reference the industrial history of the MOSI and to raise awareness of the by-products associated with the construction industry.
‘Rust Retreat’ was hung in the MOSI for two weeks and was viewed by thousands of museum visitors. During this time, the MOSI invited our Visual Arts students to an event celebrating their innovative work.
Creative Industries Assistant Principal Maria Foran commented: “This was an incredible opportunity for our learners to develop a new skill, work on creative solutions for a real client and have their work seen by thousands of people.
We’re proud to see our fashion students rising to the challenge and create an installation that successfully fulfilled the Museum of Science and Industry’s live brief.
To prepare for the installation, our fashion students had the opportunity to attend a two-day workshop with artist Katrina Wilde, who taught the learners how to use natural dyes.
During the workshop, our students dyed 50 meters of organic cotton with various environmentally friendly dye processes, including foraged plants, food waste, found rusted objects, natural dye extracts and earth pigments.
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