Collet, Carole (2008) Suicidal Textiles. [Art/Design Item]
Type of Research: | Art/Design Item | ||||||
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Creators: | Collet, Carole | ||||||
Description: | The suicidal textiles collection translates the principles of Programme Cell Death (PCD) into a collection of textile outdoor artefacts. Suicidal Textiles is a collection developed for the Nobel Textiles project, which celebrates the scientific discoveries of five Nobel prize-winning scientists through future textiles and fashion. Suicidal Textiles was inspired by the work of Sir John Sulston on programmed cell death: the deliberate cell suicide that impacts on the final shape of an organism. The collection was the result of a series of conversations between Sir John Sulston and Carole Collet which allowed for the development of an iterative design process informed by biological principles.It consists of a series of 'suicidal poufs' which are designed to evolve overtime. By using a combination of biodegradable plnat based opres together with non biodegradable polyester and nylon, parts of the poufs disappear over time to reveal a fianl form, thus mimicking the process of apoptosis. The Suicidal poufs were accompanied by a collection of textile hangings that celebrate the importance of C.elegans as a model organism in the work of Sir John Sulston and in biological sciences in general. |
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Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | textiles, sustainable design, biology | ||||||
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Central Saint Martins | ||||||
Date: | 14 September 2008 | ||||||
Funders: | Medical Research Council, Clinical Sciences Centre, ICA, Central Saint Martins | ||||||
Related Websites: | https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/seasons/nobel-textiles | ||||||
Projects or Series: | Suicidal Textiles | ||||||
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Material/Media: | mix media | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2013 15:42 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2016 14:56 | ||||||
Item ID: | 5782 | ||||||
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/5782 |
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