Ffasiwn | Exhibition

The Sustainable Studio Exhibition Space

59-61 Tudor Street Cardiff Wales CF11 6AD United Kingdom COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2024-12-15 10:00 ~ 2025-01-31 17:00

Project Key : #editorial, #collective, #CARDIFF, #Photography

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Ffasiwn | Exhibition

The Sustainable Studio Exhibition Space

59-61 Tudor Street Cardiff Wales CF11 6AD United Kingdom COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2024-12-15 10:00 ~ 2025-01-31 17:00

Project Key : #editorial, #collective, #CARDIFF, #Photography

https://jukeboxcollective.com/news-post/ff...
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Bleak Fabulous and Jukebox Collective launch their editorial series and zine exploring Welsh heritage as envisioned through the creative lens of young people in Cardiff. Shot around Butetown and Cardiff Bay.Bleak Fabulous and Jukebox Collective launch their editorial series and zine exploring Welsh heritage as envisioned through the creative lens of young people in Cardiff. Shot around Butetown and Cardiff Bay, home to one of the UK’s oldest Black communities, the project celebrates a modern-day Wales that connects tradition with diverse cultural identities.The project led by Charlotte James and Clémentine Schneidermann involved a series of creative workshops with students from Jukebox Collective’s Academy, a programme supporting the next generation of Welsh creative talent. The students, ages 7 to 16 and primarily from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, took part in workshops on costume design, styling, photography, illustration, and art direction. These sessions encouraged an exploration of Welsh pride and identity, where students gained new creative skills like moodboarding, styling, and customization, leveraging their heritage as a guide for expression.Inspired by the iconic Welsh hat, dating back to the nineteenth century, the project used this national iconography as a creative launching point. Working with Welsh costume designer Ffian Jones, the students engaged in a hat creation workshop, modernising the traditional item by imbuing it with their unique creative and cultural influences. They also incorporated other elements of Welsh national dress into their costumes, such as the red woollen cloak, paisley shawl, and Pais a Betgwn.Schneidermann photographed the finished outfits in Butetown and Cardiff Bay, while James oversaw the creative direction. The images reflect the playful nature of the participants’ self-exploration, combining social documentary, fashion, and formal portraiture. The costumes’ rich colours set against the subtle greys and whites of Butetown’s homes serve as a reminder for the evolving identities within these communities: old, diverse and full of life against its post-industrialised past and emerging present.

Bleak Fabulous and Jukebox Collective launch their editorial series and zine exploring Welsh heritage as envisioned through the creative lens of young people in Cardiff. Shot around Butetown and Cardiff Bay, home to one of the UK’s oldest Black communities, the project celebrates a modern-day Wales that connects tradition with diverse cultural identities.

The project led by Charlotte James and Clémentine Schneidermann involved a series of creative workshops with students from Jukebox Collective’s Academy, a programme supporting the next generation of Welsh creative talent. The students, ages 7 to 16 and primarily from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, took part in workshops on costume design, styling, photography, illustration, and art direction. These sessions encouraged an exploration of Welsh pride and identity, where students gained new creative skills like moodboarding, styling, and customization, leveraging their heritage as a guide for expression.

Inspired by the iconic Welsh hat, dating back to the nineteenth century, the project used this national iconography as a creative launching point. Working with Welsh costume designer Ffian Jones, the students engaged in a hat creation workshop, modernising the traditional item by imbuing it with their unique creative and cultural influences. They also incorporated other elements of Welsh national dress into their costumes, such as the red woollen cloak, paisley shawl, and Pais a Betgwn.

Schneidermann photographed the finished outfits in Butetown and Cardiff Bay, while James oversaw the creative direction. The images reflect the playful nature of the participants’ self-exploration, combining social documentary, fashion, and formal portraiture. The costumes’ rich colours set against the subtle greys and whites of Butetown’s homes serve as a reminder for the evolving identities within these communities: old, diverse and full of life against its post-industrialised past and emerging present.

Accepted 2024-12-23 11:18

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