Anemone // Empowered (2020)

 

"White anemone flowers symbolize sincerity due to their delicate appearance. Red and pink anemone flowers symbolize death or forsaken love. Purple anemone flowers symbolize protection from evil." -FTD

 

I took a product design course called Wearable Technology just because I could, even though I couldn't even sew a button on right. That's right- any interactive devices I slapped together were surviving on courtesy of the million duct tapes I robbed from my dad. *shameless*

 

The final product was supposed to be quick as long as we had a sewing machine, and we were to present our final wearables in a Fashion Show which usually caught the attention of the local news outlets.

 

However, COVID-19 hit, which meant that we were barred access from the studio (which meant no sewing machine access) and the fashion show was cancelled (which meant that grading had to be done based on photos and videos). I miraculously survived this module.

 

"ANEMONE", alt. title Empowered, was a  LED-lights and servo motor based wearable technology piece exemplifying the empowerment of abused women, highlighting that they are still pure, and are fighters for living on despite their scars. My inspiration came from my research muse at that point of time- Sharia Law. I spent hours on the net back then trying to figure out the logic behind the law and why women had to suffer acid burns and stoning for the slightest of actions.

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The outfit inspiration was also taken from the Vocaloid MV <Dark Circus>, where children were mutilated to become freaks of a circus show. Among them, a girl's scars and wounds were covered by flowers.

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