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Sandra Chirico is an artist, costume maker and graphic artist based in Montreal, Quebec. She has a Diploma in Fashion Design from LaSalle College and is currently working towards her BFA in Fibers at Concordia University. She often works with a variety of different mediums including sewn or knitted structures and elements of time-lapse video installation. The main themes explored in her work revolve around labor concerns, craft history and exploring the relationship between dress culture, gender and subversion. She has several years experience working as a designer in the garment trade and as a couturier specializing in corsetry under her own label Ritual Designs. Currently, in her art she is conducting several experiments investigating our direct relationship between clothing and skin. |
