Bar Code Outfits, a giant mug tree and moreBar Code Outfits, A Giant Mug Tree, Bespoke Photography and More!
Announcing the Arrival of the Triangle MMU Art Projects!
Students from Manchester Metropolitan University have been working on
art projects looking at the activities of Triangle and timed to coincide
with the dramatic new Sky Bar, and Triangle are delighted to announce
the installation of some dramatic results!
Art works including a giant mug tree, clothing made from barcodes and
store packaging, giant photography banners and many more are now available
for the public to view in Triangle.
The project with MMU is one of an ongoing series if initiatives designed
to support and develop independent creative talent in Manchester. In addition
to the MMU projects, Triangle also be hosts its regular weekly ‘Basement
Sessions’ and ‘Independents’ Boutique’, two unique
events that celebrate design and music talent in Manchester, giving independent
fashion designers the opportunity to sell directly to the public while
the cream of Manchester’s independent DJ’s and bands will
perform live from their basement space.
Please see below for specific details on selected projects.
Full details are available for all art projects.
Please contact Christopher Moyle at UltraViolet on
07930 628 906 or chris@u-violet.com
for image requests or further information.
Selected Project Details
Melanie Warner ‘Paper Bag Hats’
Using paper carrier bags found in Muji and O’Neill, Melanie
has constructed a range of hats to be displayed within the shops. She
has experimented with the physical structure of the hats, using various
techniques to achieve quite dramatic results. By breaking the paper down
into papier mâchè then layering the strips, she has created
a hard, shiny surface on which to build up the hats using pieces of the
bags that have been twisted, folded, cut and rolled. Melanie’s work
takes something that is often discarded or pushed to the back of a drawer
and gives it a whole new life, giving value to something we see everyday
but often overlook.
‘Mug Tree’
Installed in the tree inside the sculpture at the Exchange Square
entrance to Triangle is a selection of inspirational quotes written by
children from King David High School and Delamere Forest School. The children
were asked to write words people might like to contemplate as they sit
and have a cup of coffee, words that would be uplifting and thought provoking.
Inspired by the words of Thomas Fuller: ‘One that would have the
fruit must climb the tree’, Melanie has attached mugs to the higher
branches of the tree, representing fruits and creating a giant ‘mug
tree’. Each mug is inscribed with the words ‘Reach for the
sky…’ Be inspired: start at the bottom and reach for the sky!
Laura Whinyates ‘Consuming’
Laura Whinyates is interested in the concept of consumerism and
how it touches all of our lives. She is working with several retailers,
producing outfits for each, made from in-store barcodes. The process involves
printing the barcode several times onto thin paper and then ironing the
barcodes onto interfacing to produce the fabric used to make the clothes.
All of the outfits are specific to a particular shop and influenced by
in-store branding and themes, with tiny details, such as embroidery which
references the aesthetic quality of the original clothing. The photography,
seen on banners hung in the arches of the top level of Triangle, depict
the outfits in a style used in fashion photography and has a composition
influenced by the style of each retailer. You can see the outfits displayed
in Vicky Martin, Up & Running, Joy, O’Neill, Lambretta and Westworld.
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