A dress alluding to the dark, lesser known history of the banana industry and the Chiquita mascot.
By lifting the peels of the dress, the viewer can examine aspects of the social, environmental, and commercial impacts of the banana industry.
The dress design is based on the Chiquita mascot that became a symbol recognizable on banana labels and in grocery stores and commercials. My re-creation of her dress asks the viewer to consider that the mascot perpetuated a stereotype of Latin American women as passive and consumable.
Modeled by myself, photographed by Josiah Gill, and video by Aastha Kannan
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The blood shed from a massacre in 1928 of striking Chiquita banana workers in Colombia. Hundreds of people were reportedly killed during the protest.
The consumerism of "Chiquita" in supermarkets and the exploitation of women reflected in her image on one of the number one fruits for consumers.
A stripe pattern of banana plantations and the impacts of pesticides and fungicides that have severe health effects for workers and neighboring villages.
Speedball ink printed with a linoleum block on an English tuck rib knit structure of a cotton and wool blend
Punchcard pattern with tucks and panel shaping using wools and darker polyester striping
Striping with ottoman technique and knit weaving with wools and polyester
Relief created by putting stitches in and out of work with knit and purl stitches on the same side with wools
Relevant Knitting Samples
Inspiration Imagery
