Artist Statement
Meghan Hindenach

In general, things in this world do not last, and fashion exemplifies this truth. Popular fashion is based upon rapidly changing tastes and desires, the latest trends. Presently our culture is enamored with multipurpose objects, so much so that such objects become a joke: a refrigerator that connects to the internet, a cell phone with a keyboard too small to type on, a futon uncomfortable as a couch, and also as a bed. Given these extreme, often absurd design solutions, my response is to make clothing as multipurpose as the high-tech gadgets consumers have grown to love. Imagine clothing that acts as a shelter, traps your food, and prepares your meals. Each of these functional designs is a reasonable innovation (towards convenience in clothing), but in combination, they render one another useless. In fact, they eliminate function for the sake of convenience. Furthermore, the style, fabric, and overall construction actually lessen the desirability.

For the consumer, which comes first, design or performance, glamour of design or cleverness, practicality or quality?


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