CROUCHING TIGER SPACESUIT
& FREE RIDE
Crouching Tiger spacesuit is PPE for navigating unknown situations and hostile environments. It uses a special mesh which allows the release of anger and frustration while retaining hope. In Chinese culture, a “crouching tiger” is one who is underestimated and denied opportunities to reach their full potential.
Free Ride is a skateboard that goes nowhere fast. The oversized Flintstone wheels were made from free materials – namely, the branch of a chestnut tree which snapped during Hurricane Teddy in 2020, and knocked out my electricity for several hours.
More Crouching Tiger spacesuit:
• Walk in Progress (stop motion moonwalk)
Crouching Tiger spacesuit
2023
vinyl outdoor mesh, thread, ribbon
Suit design: Sonia Chow
Pattern draft: Leesa Hamilton
Construction, detailing & styling: Sonia Chow
Photography: Huschang Pourian
Free Ride
readymade skate deck, chestnut, paint, screws
2023
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I acknowledge the support of Arts Nova Scotia for this project.
