ESSAY NOTES AND PLANNING

postcard opening on care and love for clothing then bring in essay points
tehching hsieh, joseph bueyes suit, labour and utilitarian things heirachy - taking apart the heirarchy of the suit, celia pym as care and love
also supporting docs. put my own inspo into reflective learning summary slim fit 1066 reference
Something like,
When I was in Edinburgh, I went into a little independent print shop and found a postcard. It was low down on those spinning holders. It was the last one left. I have never bought a postcard so quickly. It was of a warm-toned autumnal fair-isle sweater. Now, I've never seen the sweater that inspired the illustration, but I just know in my soul, that item of clothing is loved.

 

blah blah blah  THINK IVE CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN !!!

what if I chat about Poly Styrene's fashion and ideas as part of X ray Spex, next to Celia Pym's mended sweaters? It would be about clothing (slightly grandma punk) and generally (and most importantly) ANTI-CONSUMERIST. inherently punk to mend.

Maybe Celia Pym's stuff isn't quite what I'm looking to - but basically, the lyrics of Art-I-Ficial, Plastic Bag, and The Day The World Turned Day-Glo feel v v relevant but how idk because my practice is not particularly music-based. Maybe am I talking about how punk-culture is sustainable long term - am I chatting about X ray Spex and tehching hseih ? Capitalism and going through the motions - cogs may never stop turning. Then a brief mention of Celia Pyms latest fashion turn of anti-capitalist shit in a more sustainable manner. THIS

P1 X Ray Spex lyrics and its starkly pro environment, anti- capitalist lens !

P2 Tehching Hsieh conforming to capitalist hellscape to sort of unveil how shit it actually is

P3 (sort of) how to unveils itelf in current day, Celia Pyms more quiet anti-capitalist stuff

I reckon; 

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 X Ray Spex (specific lyrics)

- Art-I-Ficial "my existence is elusive, the kind that is supported by mechanical resources"

- Art-I-Ficial "I know I'm artificial but don't put the blame on me, I was reared with appliances in a consumer society"

- Plastic Bag "I eat Kleenex for breakfast, and use soft hygienic Weetabix to dry my tears"

- Plastic Bag "1977 and we are going mad, 1977 and we've seen too many ads, 1977 and we're gonna show them all apathy's a drag"

- The Day the world turned Day-Glo "I wrenched the nylon curtains back as far as they would go, then peered through Perspex window panes, at the acrylic road and watched the world turn Day-Glo"

Tehching Hseih - One Year Performance 1980-81 (core facts)

- he took a photo every hour on the hour

- shaved his hair at the beginning, did not change his visual appearance the whole year

- used a workers punch clock to mark each hour

- wore the same clothing all year

- SPECULATION - intensely damaging for his health, never getting more than an hour of sleep at a time, surely changing his entire world for a year ??

Immediate thoughts; 

These have gotta be linked otherwise I'm insane - but maybe that's not the essay - still unsure about Tehching Hseih