'Oh my God, I can put a shoe on my head': waste walks the runway at Sydney festival

Over the weekend, members of the public turned discarded clothes into performance art at House of Fast Fashun Over the weekend, a shed draped in 250 kilograms of clothing waste was constructed in Sydney's Tumbalong Park, in the busy tourist precinct of Darling Harbour. Its walls were covered in T-shirts and singlets. Underwear and bras hung from the roof. Four pairs of jeans dangled in the doorway.The House of Fast Fashun [sic], created by a Melbourne-based art collective of the same name, was the backdrop for a two-day series of workshops and runway shows, held as part of Sydney festival. Another 750kg of used, damaged clothes was scattered in large piles on the lawn surrounding the house.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...