Photo by Carlin Stephenson
Photo by Carlin Stephenson
This project is a creative response to the impact of fast fashion.
In Australia alone, over 200,000 tonnes of clothing waste ends up in landfill every year. Most of this derives from fast fashion – clothing that follows quickly-changing trends so sales turnover is optimised. It is made cheaply, through poor factory working conditions, in the Global South.
We seek to raise awareness of this and challenge people’s complacency. Using processes derived from art therapy, theatre and visual art we create durational interactive performances where audiences come face-to-face with waste.
Fast Fashun aims to bring together community, recognising that we are not alone in tackling issues contributing to the climate emergency. Participants interact with the waste alongside others, opening up discussions about the broader waste issue – and accompanying social issues – and encouraging people to contemplate their own behaviours and knowledge.
Fast Fashun has presented work at Sydney Festival, Re//Perth, Midsumma Festival, Melbourne Fashion Festival, Fed Square, South Side Festival, Geelong Design Week, the National Wool Museum, The National Sustainable Living Festival, The Bowery Theatre, and Glenroy Festival. They received recognition from the 2021 Green Room Awards for Contemporary and Experimental Performance, and were finalists in the Midsumma Australia Post Art Award 2022 and Burrinja Climate Change Biennale 2023.
Fast Fashun art collective is based in Naarm (Melbourne) and on Gadigal land (Sydney), Australia. Artists in the collective include Teneille Clerke (aka Tenfingerz), Famous Artist Sebastian Berto, Luna Aquatica and Sarah Seahorse. We have been collaborating on projects for the past decade; pooling our diverse skillset to create art that is a tool for social change. Our work has been described as ‘continually setting higher standards for live
art and fashion’ by The Fashion Advocate, and ‘fun, empowering and engaging’ by The
Guardian.
Fast Fashun is available for workshops, talks, exhibitions, festivals and events. Our work can be tailored to suit different scale projects as well as all age groups and abilities. Please get in contact for more information.