how it started…
the images from the unique photolitho series 'siren' originally stills, were taken from a film called 'sirens meeting' by holly Vaughan. 'siren' began with a steel, plaster and latex figure loosely based on the human form. A female performer was filmed interacting and communicating through behavior, performance and movement – the fully breathing with the never before breathed. the photolitho process used is able t retain the nature of the previous digital state of the original image. fragments of detailed pixels lay amongst the various textures and cracks depicted in the ink, integrating two different eras. her inspiration comes from artists such as berlinde de Bruyckyere, pipilotti rist, Louise bourgeois and Eva Hesse.
holly collaborated with designer olubiyi Thomas to create two new and innovative textiles for his ss21 mainline 'autonomy' collection in 2020. together they transformed her prints onto linen which was then worked into with hand embroidery, giving the artisanal textile a 3 dimensional texture.
Autonomy ss21
campaign shoot for olubiyi Thomas’s ‘Autonomy’ collection for ss21
Photographer: Olivier Barjolle
Model: Zainab
autonomy ss21
campaign shoot for olubiyi Thomas’s ‘autonomy’ collection for ss21
photographer: Olivier Barjolle
model: Alessandro
