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Sina Basila united statesPhoto © Sina Hickey
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Gleaming Garbage
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entry description
This photo showcases some materials that were found in the garbage and turned into a glittering fashion statement. The "hat" is made from cardboard and the "dress" is from party streamers left over after an exhibition.about the photographer
Sina Basila’s photos, videos and interactive projects asks viewers to explore their relationships with the environment, community, and justice. Much of her work is documentary based, but she also uses discarded materials to create wearable designs that upend conventional ideas of fashion, trash, and mainstream representation. After six year of combining art and pedagogy in Berlin, Sina Basila moved to Brooklyn where she has recently presented at Pratt Institute, continuously works with Young New Yorkers, documented Race and Revolution, and exhibited a selection from her photo series Refashioned Garbage at The Society for Domestic Museology in Manhattan.back to gallery