SUN PICNIC OBJECT No. 1 IS A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF VISUAL ARTWORK THAT DOCUMENTS AND SHOWCASES THE TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS EXPERIENCED BY THE GARMENTS OF THE COLLECTION.
THE PHOTOS THAT ADORN THE PAGES OF THIS OBJECT WERE CAPTURED THROUGHOUT THE CREATION OF THE JORDAN ARTHUR SMITH SUN PICNIC COLLECTION. THESE IMAGES HIGHLIGHT THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, INNOVATION, AND ARTISTRY OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN BRINGING THE COLLECTION’S PERFORMATIVE PIECES TO LIFE INSIDE THE JORDAN ARTHUR SMITH STUDIO.
THE SUN PICNIC COLLECTION FOCUSES ON THE CENTRAL IDEA OF TIME EXISTING AS A SHARED CONCEPT, EXPLORED THROUGH VARIOUS DYE TECHNIQUES THAT INFORM THEMSELVES THROUGH APPLICATION AND WEAR. EACH TECHNIQUE IS INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR OUTCOME AS INVESTIGATED IN OBJECT No. 1.
SUN PICNIC OBJECT No.1 ITSELF DISPLAYS A PHYSICAL SAMPLE OF THE CYANOTYPE METHOD ON ITS COVER.