This is one of my favourite resources for introducing students to the shocking reality of the production of their clothes. It's a video made by Emily Yeung.
Eight Storeys from Max McLachlan on Vimeo.
“Eight Storeys” is commenting on the supply and demand pressures of the fashion industry, drawing on the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh that occurred on April 24th 2013.
Rana Plaza was built originally to house shops and offices. However bowing to the garment industry’s increasing demand, three additional storeys, accommodating heavy machinery and hundreds of workers, were illegally added to the structure.
This ultimately led to the building’s collapse, killing 1129 workers.
My project addresses both the demise of local manufacturing, and emphasises the need for transparency in supply chains.
There is more detail on Guy Keuleman's blog here.
Once I found this of course, there was more to follow, and Guy's blog links through to another project which connects with the ideas of consumption and the impact on others.
Smashed iPhone screens is an interesting project, e.g. this one on e-Waste and the linear economy.
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