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So Close, So Far Away - 12 image series with audio and transcript

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'So Close, So Far Away' is a series that explores Filipino life, moving away from the Philippines, living in Belfast and missing home.

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Moodboard, based on the key words NAKED and NEUTRAL.

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Hex code colour palette that I created on Adobe Color

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Brainstorm mind-map for NAKED and NEUTRAL

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Mark-making series - card, corrugated cardboard, cross-stitching mesh, acrylic paint, marker

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Mark-making series - paper, bubble wrap, bottle cap, acrylic paint, brush, marker

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Mark-making series - card, sticker label paper, acrylic paint, marker

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Mark-making series - card, rolled up paper, tissue paper, acrylic paint

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Mark-making series - trousers, bottom of water bottle, acrylic paint

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Mark-making series - trousers, receipt paper, acrylic paint

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Mark-making series - trousers, cross-stitching mesh, acrylic paint

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Mixed media samples - in this series I decided to use different types of materials and play about with them on A5-size card.

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In my samples I used paper, card, threads, hessian, bubble wrap, ribbon, tape, magazines, markers, old clothes and other materials.

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I did not have much inspiration behind these samples - I went off my colour palette, moodboard and the key words, and just decided to let my creativity lead me into making these in the hopes I could get inspiration from my own work.

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I tried to incorporate different tones and shades into my samples, mainly inspired by skin colour and texture.

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Most of the materials I used were old scraps and recycled materials that I had saved from packaging, old clothes, posters and other items.

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Origami series - cocktail dress 1, magazine paper

I cut up squares out of paper, magazines, paper bags and card similar to the colours I am using. I folded these with instructions to create different items of clothing, mostly dresses.

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Origami series - cocktail dress 2, manuscript

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Origami series - evening dress, magazine paper

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Origami series - pleated dress  magazine paper

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Origami series - swimsuit, magazine paper

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Origami series - flounce dress,  card

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Origami series - blazer, poster paper

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Origami series - heel, wax(?) paper

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Origami series - heel, card

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Origami series - trousers, fast food bag

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Embellishment - initial design for my shirt, transforming a short-sleeve school shirt into a 'long-sleeve' with cuffs.

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I started off by dyeing the shirt by boiling it in tea, coffee and soy sauce. Once taken out, I rubbed coffee granules into the shirt when it was damp to form the darker spots.

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Closeup of some of the effects - the left is the result of the soy sauce drying up; this occurs in a few spots around the shirt.

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I used a ruler and pencil to mark and cut the shirt in half horizontally - I will be using the top part as a cropped shirt and the bottom as fabric for the cuffs I will make from scratch.

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I folded and pinned the bottom of the shirt and proceeded to sew the hem using a running stitch.

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The result of the hemming, with the shirt buttoned up

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I then cut two strips of fabric from the remaining bottom half of the school shirt, ensuring the fabric was cut with a button on the side. The initial idea was to use this button to fasten the cuffs, but I decided to use snap buttons instead.

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On one piece, I folded the long edges back and pinned them. I then used a running stitch to sew down the middle and secure it in place. On the other end, I folded the corners back and sewed then in place to ensure the end of the cuff looked neat from the outside.

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I cut out 2 strips of fabric from scraps of another old school shirt - this will be the ruffles attached to the cuffs.

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I had sewn 3 sides of one of the fabric pieces, as the last side would be sewn underneath the cuff.

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I repeated this hemming process on the other piece of fabric.

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I then used pins to section off the pleats in the white fabric, and attached the un-hemmed side of fabric to the underside of the cuff.

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I used a running stitch to sew the white fabric into place, along with the pleats I had pinned.

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Result of the cuff, with all pins removed

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As my plan for the buttons had changed, I opted for snap buttons which would make the cuff easier to wear. I had sewn the buttons on the opposite side of each end, so they would fasten together when the fabric was looped.

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I hid the stitches of the snap buttons inside the cuff; once I finished I used a running stitch with sewing thread to close up the end of the cuff.

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I repeated these steps with the other cuff - this is the result of both cuffs.

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I decided to dye the pleats of the cuffs, so I partially dipped them in tea to give a slight gradient effect. However this seeped into the cuff itself, giving it an extra design which I grew to like.

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To alter the collar, I cut towards the neckline leaving approx. 1cm space in between. I then cut the ends to result in the fabric being separated into two pieces.

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I started to tie each of the two 1cm pieces together in knots and continued around the neckline.

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This is the result - the appearance of a frayed collar.

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I cut up these shapes of fabric, which would become the two 'flowers' on the front of the shirt.

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I folded up the brown fabric and pinned it in the middle, then brought the ends towards each other and sewed them together to create a ruffled circle. I did this to both of the pieces of fabric.

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Here I added the two smaller circles on top, and sewed them to the brown circle. I pulled tightly on the thread to try and manipulate it again.

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I also added small white buttons to finish off the flowers. This is the result.

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I attached the flowers to the chest area of the shirt using embroidery thread. I sewed behind the smaller fabric to hide the stitching and for presentation.

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I marked where I would sew a simple 'stalk' design underneath the flowers with a pencil, then followed this mark with a running stitch and embroidery thread.

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This is the result of attaching the 'flowers' and embroidery design.

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For the final touch, I added the cuffs I made earlier to the main shirt with cotton twine. I cut 8 strings in equal size, 4 for each arm. I proceeded to cut 4 slits in each sleeve, and 4 slits in each cuff. I tied each piece of twine to their corresponding slits, ensuring they were the same length when tied.

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This is the result of both cuffs attached to the sleeves, and the finished product of my embellishment.

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Crochet sample - I attempted to crochet, and did a double-stitch. I slightly manipulated it into a curve with extra wool.

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Moodboard models inspired by NAKED and NEUTRAL - I used a variety of fabrics and materials, as well as did some sketches in pencil, pen and markers.

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Moodboard models inspired by NAKED and NEUTRAL

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Moodboard model inspired by NAKED and NEUTRAL

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Something upside down - bus stop road signs

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Something upside down - alley (camera flipped)

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Water touching light - glass of liquid held against a window

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Water touching light - raindrops sitting on a 'rainbow' (prism colours, white light)

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Blue and white - rooftop and windows of shop building, blue sky

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Blue and white - IKEA building, cloudy sky

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Pineapple - close-up of fruit

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Pineapple - multiple of the fruit on the shelf

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Someone drinking takeaway coffee - man walking with drink in hand

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A sound - zipper of camera bag

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A sound - glass held against a drink dispenser

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A hat - bucket hat being worn

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A hat - back of bucket hat being worn

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Young and old - woman watching over her kids at a playground

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Something lost - missing mangosteen, breaking the pattern

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Something lost - hair-tie on the ground

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Someone at work - co-worker on his shift

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In this image I had used a photography studio and the flashlight on my phone for the light source and shadowing. I further highlighted this by increasing the contrast and defining the blur, to emphasise the expression of anger.

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In this image I used a foundation studio wall, the natural window lighting and my phone flashlight. I wanted to imply that the person in my image was the subject of envy and that many people wanted to be her, which was the reasoning for the hands grabbing her face.

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In this image I used a photography studio and a coloured ringlight. My definition for lust is the sexual desire for the body, hence the hand wrapping around the model's waist. The red light represents lustful desire, and highlights the details within the image.

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In this image I used a photography studio and LED light panels. I was aiming for a minimalist approach; there is nothing surrounding the lazy subject, representing her lack of productivity and nothing to do. I increased the brightness and contrast to eliminate shadowing and isolate the subject.

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In this image I took a candid shot of my brother eating at a restaurant. I took a photograph of some dessert after, overlayed it onto the photo of my brother, and set the opacity to 50%. I did this to simulate what was going on in his mind - constantly indulging in his food.

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In this image I had taken a close-up photograph of art on display at a designer store. Originally I was going to use this for greed, but after consideration I thought the 'BOSS' suited well for the pride theme. I added a filter to bring out the colour of the gold chain.

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In this video, I set up my camera in my house. I would represent greed in three ways - the money being poured into the bowl as 'seasoning', the materialistic chains being consumed like food, and the background of having too much instruments as a result of greed.