A few hours earlier I receved a feedback about my work and my costume from a good friend of mine, Sam Metz. She was one of the performers in the "Brain Bug" performance as part of Marvin Gaye Chetwynd's exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary and has been familiar with my work. Her research recently observes the movement of the body and its interation with material so she put a some really interesting sides to my wotk - a performing and a political aspects.
You can find more information about Sam Metz here.
"I have previously viewed Salina's work when she made costumes ad part of the Marvin Gaye Chetwynd performances at Nottingham Contemporary. I this work she had a real understanding of how the usage of 'low materials' could create inviting, dynamic and accessible works. The costumes she made there reflected the carnival and party aesthetic of the pieces.
Similarly, Salina has applied some of the principles of using 'low materials'(cheap, accessible and ubiquitous) to create the snowflake garment designed for The Nutcracker. Salina uses materials in an ingenious ways to draw the audience in. The low budge materials seem to represent the current financial climate, whilst the carnivalesque appeal of the finished garments seems to be a reactionary statement, celebratory not impoverished.
This costume has layers of appeal, the mixture of recycled materials and fabrics means that some elements of the costume such as the lower layer of blue bags will only be fully recognised in performance - through the sound of the performer's movement and through the reveal created by the performers moving body. This seems to be important, the performer literally enlivens the esthetic and enables further engagement with the use of low budget materials. Salina's designs are interesting visually but perhaps more interesting in what they suggest politically."
Sam Metz, Associate Artist,
Nottingham Contemporary
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