Seah Siew Pei (Xiu)
Inspiration for This Work
This project prompts people to think and reflect on the topic of marriages and divorce. It is constructed with unwanted and non-sustainable materials to create wedding pieces which mocks unwanted relationships. The unrecyclable materials are used to convey the message of how a divorce would permanently affect people and families mentally and socially, similarly to how these materials affect the environment on an irreversible basis.
Student Biography
I am from Singapore, and I came to UNSW College of Fine Arts after my three year Apparel Design & Merchandising Diploma, which gained me the UNSW Golden Jubilee Scholarship to further my studies in Australia, as well as a two-year advanced standing for the Bachelor of Design. I saw the offer as an opportunity to learn independence overseas, and also to broaden my scope of design, as I feel that it is vital for designers and artists to be immersed in different environments so that their design ideas could be brought to a higher level of sophistication. Over the past few years, my design philosophy had developed around people and life; hence, my works are greatly influenced by this. Since young, I have always been interested in what people wear, be it jewellery or textiles, and I would be most interested in working with contemporary apparel or jewellery companies.



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