CREATING CARE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE LABOR AND LOVE IN GARMET CONSTRUCTION
Justin Landry + Haley KeanJune 16-21
GALLERY OPEN HOURS
TUES June 17 - THURS June 19; 2-6pm*
Donate your non-knit clothing to the project!
FRI June 20; 2-8pm
RECEPTION from 6-8pm
SAT June 21; 12-6pm
Garment pick-up
Creating Care is a collaborative performance piece driven by creative upcycling and repurposing of donated and discarded goods. The team of two artists will experiment with the possibilities of creating clothing as performance. This project aims to examine how exposure to the labor-intensive nature of garment assembly may affect the observer's perceived value when faced with the opportunity to engage in an honor-based exchange system. This week-long, interactive performance piece aims to challenge established norms in clothing consumption while providing community members the chance to acquire unique garments and accessories.
***Viewers are welcome and encouraged to come in and engage throughout the week. There will be a small changing room installed in the gallery for folks who would like to try on garments. Trading for garments can commence as soon as items are created and hung. However, they will remain in the gallery until after Friday’s reception. Garments can be picked up anytime from 8PM Friday to closing on Saturday.***
ARTIST BIOS
Haley Kean is a Printmaker born in Newtown CT, and based in Northampton, MA. She received her MFA in Printmaking from Ohio University and BFA in Studio Art from Keene State College. Haley'sartistic practice utilizes printmaking processes combined with the subject of the hyper-local, and narrative tools to visually interpret the radical compassion of attachment and human experience. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, and her work resides in private collections across the U.S.
Justin Landry is a clothing maker and sewing machine enthusiast based in Northampton, MA. He uses antique foot-powered sewing machines and techniques accessible to mid-century domestic seamstresses to assemble hard-wearing clothing heavily inspired by vintage workwear. Through his meticulous assembly of carefully considered clothing, he aims to inspire a connection between garment and wearer, leading to a lifetime of regular use and continuous repair.