Jeremy Hutchison fuses performance, sculpture, video, and text to interrogate the absurdities and contradictions of contemporary life. He critically engages with systems of production and consumption, using absurdity and farce to expose contradictions inherent in global capitalism. Drawing from his background in advertising, Hutchison appropriates the language and strategies of commercial media, inverting them to highlight issues such as waste colonialism, labor exploitation, and the commodification of desire. A notable aspect of Hutchison's work is his exploration of the global trade in secondhand clothing. Through performances and installations, he embodies the figure of the "Dead White Man," a term used in Ghana to describe discarded Western garments. By wearing sculptures made from these clothes, Hutchison critiques the environmental and social impacts of textile waste and the inequities of global trade. His practice often involves collaboration with communities affected by the issues he addresses. In projects like the British Textile Biennial, he worked with participants to transform secondhand clothes into effigies, invoking traditional rituals to comment on the legacy of colonialism and the politics of waste. Through his work, Hutchison invites audiences to reconsider the narratives surrounding consumer goods and their global implications, using humor and disruption as tools for critical reflection. ...
