External Examiner RMIT

Mendonca Guterres Torres, L. (Examiner)

Activity: Examination and External Supervision types › Examination

Description of Activity

Examination of Master by Research.

Period	18 Oct 2023
Examinee	Alexandra Kirwood
Examination held at	Royal Melbourne Institite of Technology

Documents & Links

The fashion image is inextricably linked to the concept of time. It occupies a unique position between the past and the future, often engaging with unconventional models of time. The temporal nature of fashion imagery becomes even more pronounced with the introduction of new technologies such as photogrammetry and 3D scanning, for these have given rise to a form of digital fashion sculpture that transcends traditional modes of fashion photography and fashion film. With these new technologies the fashion body moves away from conventional two-dimensional representation and becomes unflattened, unconfined and multi-dimensional. It can repeat, multiply, morph and stretch — a body woven and sculptured from pixels. This practice-based research project investigates the concept of the in-between image within the context of digital fashion film. It explores how the fashion image transitions from a two-dimensional plane into a three-dimensional experience by examining and playing with the temporal nature of the image. It asks the question: How can developments in 3D imaging technology contribute to the field of fashion imagery? Motivated by the recent technological changes in fashion media, this research is contextualised by key theories of fashion, expanded photography, the body, and affordance. Using photogrammetry, I propose that digital fashion sculpture unveils new perspectives, exposing the fashion image’s construction, revealing flaws, crevices, and hidden details in both the body and garments, imperceptible to the naked eye or traditional cameras.
https://pixelated-tableaux.net/