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hus, the two installations produce a visual contrast between
hyper-materialization on one side and dematerialization
on the other. While the left-hand side focuses on the material
connection to identity through the clothing pile, the right-hand
side focuses on discursive connections through the images and
interviews. Combined, these themes compel us to think about
identity in relation to the materials and ideas in which we wrap
ourselves everyday. It forces us to think about our clothes, our
notions about them, our reasons for wearing them, the personas
imbricated within them, and what our personal clothing choices
mean to the formation of a UBC student identity characterized by
heterogeneity.
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