Let them be

video

at gndrrrr revolution group exhibition

2019

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This work is a tribute to my brother, who finds joy in dressing up, playing “fashion studio,” and caring for his dolls. When he dresses up, he often chooses to embody a female character. As he platonically explains, “It’s just much more interesting."

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Let them be challenges the constructs of fashion, the rules of age, gender, and stereotypes, and their intricate relationship to garments. Through video, the work explores how clothing becomes a medium for expressing and performing identity. It examines how we reproduce gender and shape our ideas of self through what we wear.

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Clothing is an act of performance, and in the realm of gender, it often reflects societal norms we unconsciously imitate. Let them be invites viewers to reconsider these norms and embrace the fluidity and freedom that clothing can represent, free from the confines of stereotypes.

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Tutor: Annamari Vänskä

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