Abstract
Expressing the tension of the binomial sum of fashion and art, and utilizing in conjunction the thoughts of Durkheim and his ‘social facts’ and Baudrillard’s ideas on value within objects, Binomia seeks to demonstrate differences through displaying the strikingly dissimilar ways which objects can appear when viewed under and through diverse applications of light. This collection references the current population of the Arabian Gulf, and the variety of social facts which are culturally pre-subscribed to individuals and accumulated within this highly multi-national area. The light sources stand to represent these social facts, with the garments as meaning and value holding objects, subjected to the aesthetic critique and consideration. The idea of the seen and the unseen, the projected and the actual, ideologically visible and invisible are all present within the collection, illuminating the importance of degrees and spectrums of consideration, the duality of life, and the production of binomial experiences.