Investigating the poetics and language of dress in urban youth culture, Lisa Penny’s participation in Kunstraum’s ‘Friends & Neighbours’ will result in the production of a catwalk performance which will be taking place on the Whitecross Street Party (WXSP). The outcome of a series of workshops that Penny has been running for young people at Soapbox – a youth centre on Old Street focused on music production, performance, dance and digital media – Sweats ‘n’ Joggers will feature series of unique garments created by the participants by modifying white sweatshirts and trackpants. Incorporating music performance and dance, Penny’s project will explore the cultural significance of clothing as a means of communication and identification.
Kunstraum's Friends & Neighbours is a programme of artist-led workshops for residents of Whitecross Street and the wider EC1 area. Artists Zoe Williams, Lisa Penny, Lindsey Mendick, William Ashcroft & Aisha Bozonga will kick off ‘Friends & Neighbours’ for the Whitecross Street Party 2018 with four major new commissions, which challenge artists to test participatory and socially engaged projects within their broader practice.
Opening page image - Photo by Olga Koroleva
Workshop at Soapbox
Model wearing customised sweatshirt and joggers
Front
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cool kid 1
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Back Up
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Customised sweats
Sweatshirt and joggers, spray paint and acrylic
Photo by Olga Koroleva
Photo by Olga Koroleva
Photo by Olga Koroleva
Photo by Olga Koroleva
Photo by Olga Koroleva
The Girls from the Workshop at Soap Box wearing customised outfits.
Workshop at Soapbox
A collaboration of my work with young people from Soapbox
SHOW ME Pants
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Keep Moving
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‘Its like Candy’
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Urban Cat Walk by Soap Box youth on Whitecross Street London, 2018
Performing to Candy by Cameo