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Nehemiah’s second garment
reflects the anguish he experienced
on day two. This, he reflects, was a
response to “the ‘humanness of
water’ and the anguish of falling
into sewage where life and death
co-exist.” The garments, he explains
“express a face to face encounter
with the human condition at its
apex of neglect and squandering,”
represented by heavy, muddy,
restrictive upholstery fabrics. The
garment construction, he adds “has
little desire to fluently express flow
but rather restricts it.” The lack of
finishing (hems or linings) aims to
communicate the neglectful way in
which humans interact with water.
“The turning point for me” he
notes, “is in the black mesh fabric
top (worn by the male model)
which is transparent and meant to
symbolise my awareness of these
issues and the anguish they impart.”
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