Re.treat collection by Una Burke Wearable Art Sculptures
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We recently posted Una Burke’s Fall 2011 Meta.Morph Collection & an interview with this truly gifted young woman. These images come from Una Burke’s maiden voyage Re.treat collection, along with an expression of her philosophy. (Una Burke website)
Una Burke, a London based designer, took historic tragic events as inspiration, and created fascinating body accessories that conveyed the stages of the healing process. This is a conceptual collection of wearable art pieces, depicting a series of eight human gestures associated with the cause, the physical and psychological effect and the healing stages of human trauma.
Sculptural forms are created around the shape of the contorted female body. A number of pieces are reminiscent of prosthetics and medical braces. This signifies the potential for healing within the boundaries of something which inhibits the body.Carcass-like in form, each piece is hand crafted from vegetable tanned leather, resulting in a colour indicative of human flesh. They have been produced to be viewed as contemplation artefacts observed in the environment of the gallery and they can be used as fashion accessories when broken down into sections, such as arm pieces, leg pieces, head or neck pieces and shoulder pieces. They could be combined with other garments in flowing fabrics which would create beautiful contrasts with the structured forms of these pieces.
