Or does anyone else think it’s a bit messed up that Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week‘s first-ever event is called [FAT]?
Look at the dimensions of their “alternative” models on their webpage, and you’ll see what I’m getting at.
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three comments
To be fair, the photo on the homepage is by Janieta Eyre, who is a local contemporary photographer and filmmaker of international fame. A lot of her work deals with gender and identity - she's actually famous for self-portraits of herself as twins. If I'm not mistaken, that's the artist in the photo and in another photo on the site.
http://www.janietaeyre.com/index2.htm
Posted by Stacey May
April 3, 2008, 12:45 AM
Her photos look great, Stacey May. Thanks for the link. I liked her series on Motherhood. These are eerie and challenging images.
I guess my post was more of a challenge to the Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week organizers, who use the term [FAT] to promote an event that has nothing to do with fat, at least judging from their website, which doesn't have any images of fat nor accompanying text to explain their use of the word. And in an industry that is notoriously "skinny", I think that's irresponsible and at the very least, an invitation for discussion.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what these folks are trying to evoke with the name of their event?
Posted by piKe
April 3, 2008, 7:54 AM
I dunno. Some of those models are showing ribs, but others look heavier than is usual. What struck me was two things. #1 - awesome home-grown-artist-made trendiness. My inner fashion-nut must go to this show #2 some rather troubling and violent-ponographic clothing and photos-shoots. When did "Alternative" become synonomous with scary smut?! Still, I'll go for the shopping and theatre.
Posted by Myra
April 7, 2008, 11:18 PM
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