T-shirt mural at HKDI

During four days in the end of November 2014 this mural was improvised on site, in public at HKDI. The composition became a powerful motion which does not follow the built construction. Like a wave, living and pulsating, a movement breaking the frame in order to flow freely.

This mural is made of about 300 kilos of discarded t-shirts. Half of them from Swedish consumers and the equal amount from Hong Kong. All over the globe we buy them, wear them and waste them.

Originating from the cotton fields, planted, watered, fertilized and harvested.
Transformed by ginning, carding, spinning, washing, knitting, dyeing, ironing, cutting, stitching, labeling and packing. Transported, un-packed, displayed, bought, worn, washed and finally discarded.

In this case donated, collected, washed, stored, packed and transported to Hong Kong.
These t-shirts considered worthless have reclaimed their value.

 

Thank you for your t-shirt donation:
Sa Sa International Holdings Limited, HK
Redress Limited, HK
Myrorna, SE
Salvos Store, AU
Students at HKDI
Staff at HKDI
Visitors at the exhibition
Agnes Nissen
Annika Öhrner
Eva Eriksson
Friedrike Roedenbeck
Kristin Nyström
Leo Brieditis
Rebecka Widell

Färgsortering för väggmålning på HKDI / Colour sorting of t-shirts for HKDI mural

Så är vi då tillbaka på HKDI i Hong Kong.

Utställningen som smygöppnade den 24 oktober har redan haft ca: 8000 besökare!
På fredag den 28:e invigs utställningen officiellt med pompa och ståt.



Idag började vårt arbete med en t-shirtkomposition i ett stort skyltfönster på HKDI.


Ca: 160 kilo gamla t-shirts har fraktats hit från Sverige. Merparten med samma transport som mattorna men vi har också fyllt våra resväskor varje resa, både från Stockholm och Sydney, samt att en insamling pågått i Hong Kong under en månad.
Väggen slukar mer tröjor än man tror. Vi hoppas att det kommer in några fler imorgon.


Hela första dagen har ägnats färgsortering. I morgon börjar själva bygget som ska pågå i ytterligare tre dagar inför öppen ridå. På fredag skall kompositionen vara färdig, för då är det stor öppning här av BODW, Business of Design Week.

Back at HKDI in Hong Kong. The exhibition that had a soft opening a month ago has since then welcomed some 8000 visitors! The Grand Opening is this Friday, 28th.

Today we started working on the t-shirt mural at HKDI. We have calculated how many t-shirt we would be needing a number of times and the wall consumes more than you think. There is still space  and we hope some more will come in tomorrow. 

Approx. 160 kilos of discarded t-shirts have been transported from Sweden. Most of them with the rug transport a month ago but we have also filled our suitcases from Stockhom and Sydney every trip. In addition to this, collection has been going on in Hong Kong the last month. 

We spent the day color sorting the material so that we can start working with it tomorrow- on Friday the composition for the mural has to be finished!