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Susan Holmes: Crest of the Wave 2002
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Artist:
Susan Holmes
Title:
Crest of the Wave
Year:
2002
Type of Work:
Costume
Commissions:
Commissioned in 2002 by World of WearableArt™ (WOW®) for the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, to wear in 2002 World of WearableArt™ (WOW®) show.
Components:
Consists of headpiece, top, skirt, cape, sculptured train, hand-held mask.
Technique:
Crinkled top, silk skirt stiffened with irrigation hose; stretch nylon 'waves' dragged behind.
Location:
Costume in World of WearableArt™ (WOW®) Collection, Nelson.
Photographer:
Martin de Ruyter, Nelson Mail Ltd.
Angela Fraser, Patterns of Identity: Textiles in Aotearoa Research Team, 2006