The Shirt, Jenna Wilson, 2020
From start to finish “The Shirt” is a series of images that highlight the full life span of a piece of fast-fashion clothing. Watching a shirt going through its cycle of life; starting at a sweatshop and ending up in the trash. “The Shirt” is a comment on the detrimental environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry due to the lack of care for proper materials and safe work. "The Shirt" was documented at every major stage in its life-cycle. By removing the background of each image, I emphasized the devastating role that plastic fibers plays in the making of cheap trendy clothes. The removal of the background helps to shape the context in which the photo is viewed. Accentuating the fragility of the materials to rein over quality. The intention of this piece was to mock the fast fashion industry's lack of care for quality materials and construction by using single-use plastic bags as a material to construct a garment, documenting the process from construction to destruction.