Tenant Of Culture

Tenant Of Culture

BornNationalityBased In
1990DutchLondon
Biography

Tenant of Culture, the critical art practice of Hendrickje Schimmel, explores and exposes hidden labour and production practices within the fashion industry, namely the socio-political concerns and history of single garments, the unsustainable ephemerality inherent to fashion trends, and the opaque lines of production that make the industry run. These ideas and debates – which can be extrapolated beyond the world of fashion as a broader critique of a society that champions mass production, consumerism and capitalism – are expressed through the repurposing and remediation of discarded clothes and shoes into stitched-together sculptures. The artworks’ production is influenced by set design, theatrical structures and special effects. Tenant of Culture views the production cycle in reverse, starting with the finished product and working backwards; interrogating the object as a meant of understanding its origins. ...

Selected Artworks
Flash s/s (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
Flash s/s (Series), 2020
30 x 25 x 10cm
Untitled (monument for Oxford Circus)
Tenant Of Culture
Untitled (monument for Oxford Circus), 2021
Cutting Stock (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
Cutting Stock (Series), 2021
65 x 33 x 4cm
Deadstock
Tenant Of Culture
Deadstock, 2018
48 x 26 x 9cm
Eclogues (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
Eclogues (Series), 2019
72 x 50 x 15cm
Eclogues (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
Eclogues (Series), 2020
140 x 50 x 30cm
Flash s/s (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
Flash s/s (Series), 2020
106 x 40 x 30cm
How To Style A Chore Coat (Series)
Tenant Of Culture
How To Style A Chore Coat (Series), 2021
160 x 147cm
Dry Fit (series)
Gallery Representation
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