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 Their work has been described as 'pharmaceutical haute couture' and addresses serious issues using a non-confrontational medium. Susie says, "My background is as a textiles artist, and people find it easier to relate to clothes. They don't feel threatened by them." The resulting dresses, bags and scarves aren't just eye candy but are intended to stimulate thought, provoke reactions and suggest alternative forms of medication. That's not to say their pill-decorated work, such as the Agoraphobic's Handbag, wouldn't look out of place in a boutique selling one-off quirky items. The fluff-trimmed bag is decorated with medication needed by an agoraphobic venturing outside and alternatively, the price tag is a behavioural psychologist's business card.
Although pretty to look at, the medical treatments evoked are also revealing. At first glance, the Come Dancing ball gown looks heavily beaded, but lean in closer and the sequins are in fact contraceptive pills, a 22 years' supply - the same period that a Lippes Loop (an intra-uterine coil, or the 'jewel' clasped at the dresses' waists) would provide contraception for. | |
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