The Isle of Passé: A collection of treasures by Jedda Bahloo

The Isle of Passé: A collection of treasures' explores the future of the world, where production cycles within the fashion industry have wrought environmental destruction.

Welcome to the Isle of Passé! 'The Isle of Passé: A collection of treasures' explores the future of the world, where production cycles within the fashion industry have wrought environmental destruction. Despite this, within The Isle of Passé the fashion industry rolls on, extracting and repurposing all that is left: waste. Scraps and junk materials are used to create fashion pieces and objects which play on the absurdity of trends relative to the material and social resource value of "waste". Through this reproduction of contemporary production cycles, fashions and identities in a world which has already been destroyed, the work urges systemic change over illusions of reform. 

Artsit Bio 

Jedda Bahloo (she/her) is a Naarm based multidisciplinary artist and designer who is passionate about creating social change through fashion, art and textiles. She aims to incorporate elements of waste, modularity, functionality, emotional durability and mending within her work to critique how fashion (the entire industry & mode of production) impacts the world around us. Jedda has completed a Diploma of Fashion Design & Merchandising, has recently graduated from a Bachelor of Fashion Design at RMIT & is continuing to complete her honours year in 2023. 

Image Credit: Scrapbag, 2023, secondhand materials, Courtesy of the artist.

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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