Garfield Morgan, What Clothes Around…, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.
Garfield Morgan: Cloth & Conscience: Transforming Clothes Into Voices of Change
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, AB - Oct 18 – Nov 30
Garfield Morgan’s exhibition Cloth & Conscience uses second-hand clothing to address global issues such as consumerism, exploitation and inequality. Inspired by artists like El Anatsui and Ibrahim Mahama, Morgan transforms discarded garments into powerful artworks. The exhibition critiques the socio-economic disparities revealed by tragedies like the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, urging viewers to see clothing as a testament to human struggle and resilience and to reflect on the social costs of consumption.
