THE LIVING DRESS SCULPTURE HIRE
The Living Dress is a beautiful large-scale art installation made from naturally dyed textiles using plants and flowers, presented on a stunning 5m tall sculpture representing Mother Earth.
The dress showcases ancient dyeing methods that predate synthetic chemicals, and was made by over 150 women from different communities in Greater Manchester. It invites visitors to consider the possibilities of working with nature in the clothes we wear, and the art we create, by seeing fabrics made with climate-kind processes.
We’ve installed the dress for many different events, both in indoors and outdoor spaces including: festivals, churches, conferences, events spaces, high streets, outside town halls, and even music venues.
HIRE OPTIONS
The Living Dress is available as a single hire, where you can pick a dress we’ve already already made, or we can work with you to design a new dress.
1. Hire of Sculpture & Dress for One Day
- Choice of ready-made naturally dyed dress
- Install and derig with staff to monitor throughout the day
This can include Illumination.
Additional cost: Open workshop in weaving/eco printing at the event to create textiles that would be added to the sculpture throughout the day.
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2. The Creation of a Brand New Dress With Your Community
An example package:
- 8 workshops with 2 community groups
- Workshops can include 1 ideas/creative writing session, 1 natural dyeing workshop, 1 eco printing/batik workshop, 1 embroidery/path work/slow stitching workshop per group
- Open workshop in weaving or eco printing at the event to create textiles that would be added to the sculpture throughout the day
- Install and derig with staff to monitor throughout the day
Please discuss your bespoke requirements with us using the form at the bottom of the page.
As well as parading, we can also install The Spirit Of The North as a static piece.
CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES
Whether you’re hiring the dress and sculpture for an event, or creating a new one with us, there are different workshop options to go alongside the hire in natural dyeing if you would like to engage your community or audience, whether on the day or over a number of weeks. Below are some images of the textiles we’ve created with communities and audiences.
By booking The Living Dress you are directly helping reduce your carbon footprint and impact on the environment by choosing work using natural dyes and climate kind practices.
