Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin; New Zealand

Ruby Van der Zanden

WHY NOT? WE’RE ON HOLIDAY

‘Why Not? We’re on Holiday’ is inspired by Ruby’s dad who passed away just over a year ago. Ruby wanted to create a body of work as a shrine to him. Every piece of the collection had to connect to him in some way for her to feel that the work was authentic. Ruby’s primary focus was bespoke digital textiles. Each element of every garment had to have layer upon layer of meaning for her and to achieve this she rediscovered her child self to intuitively create authentic prints. For Ruby honouring her dad had to be joyful, light-hearted and even silly to remember him as he was.