GLOBAL GLADIATOR

Music Inspiration

We wanted to use an old faded globe and reuse a bright orange curtain bought to make a Halloween costume, as the base of the piece rather than throw them away.
Through this piece we wanted to explore global warming.
The piece reflects the idea of the earth bursting open and the hot magma spilling out, also the orange colour picks up the idea of the heat and global warming melting the ice.
The sand timer hints of time, the feathers refer to Mercury a messenger and the armour a warrior.

The outfit is made from
Armor
Breastplate shirt, duct tape, masking tape, tissue paper, plaster, scrim, dungaree clasps, picture hangers, can ring pulls,
Back plate, cricket pad, shoulder straps from old ruck sac,
Epaulette, shoulder pads, belt studs, bottle tops, metal buttons, feathers made from plastic bottles, zips, pull tabs, icicles xmas decorations.
Helmet half a globe, cardboard, tissue, plastic knives, studs from an old belt, fake leather off cut, old belt of string and beads, old hat, strap,
Velcro, netting, icicles,
Shield cardboard, luggage straps, duct tape, hardboard, tissue paper, newspaper, half a faded globe, studs from an old belt
Leg Armor - painted cricket pad,

Skirt orange curtain, some old braid, fabric remnants which are attached to netting using rag rugging, crocheted video tape, fruit bag netting, plastic bags.

Bracelets. plastic bottle, newspaper, old sheeting, masking tape, old patterned jumper Neck piece tubing ,zips, ring pulls, off cut lengths of plastic drinking straws, tab rings Timepiece, chain, beads, kilt pin, sand timer.