Spatial [RE] claimer
Phantom limb
Performance activism
Women’s rights are violated on a daily basis through means of sexual harassment, gender-based violence, and femicide.
The spatial [re] claimer proposes a weapon for women to reclaim their space in the public space.
Concept
Mainly to fulfill the beauty standards of the time women were often required to wear uncomfortable undergarments that would shape their form.
This sometimes resulted in impractical ways of maneuvering through spaces and sometimes led to death caused by fire.
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The phantom limb was Inspired by the eighteenth-century court dresses, where Gowns were supported by rounded side hoops of different extension and depth.
Components
Pannier
The pannier provides structural support to the phantom limb. Designed to be lightweight and easy worn.
Skirt
The skirt is draped above the pannier, concealing the lower body and the structure of the phantom
Trail
A 3m long trail provides extra length in the blind spot areas.
Materials
Space blanket/emergency blanket/aluminium foil.
Elastic bands
Cotton
Steel wire
Location
The phantom limb was tested paraded through the streets of Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Mainly to record peoples reactions and make a statement.