The Arch of Westwood is a community art work in progress. It's an art installation project sponsored by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and Swire Properties, Hong Kong as a response to a Vivienne Westwood exhibition which is coming at the end of this year. It's loosely based on one of Westwood's iconic platform shoes. It is an assemblage piece and is an homage to the work of Westwood. Hence, the ‘arch’ of the shoe parallels the arch as a classical form of achitecture. The Arch of Westwood is perhaps a way of preserving the form and structure, but deriving a very unusual "arch experience" or arch form. This is my interpretation of capturing the essence of Westwood - subversion of the status quo.

In recent years, architects have adopted techniques such as printing, pleating, folding, draping, and weaving to develop more complex exterior surfaces, or skins, for their buildings, while fashion
designers have looked to architecture for ways to construct clothes with greater volume and inherent structural integrity.

Westwood’s work can be interpreted as architectural. Her clothes are always about volume, the illusion of space and shapes.

The Arch measuring 3m in height will consist of 30 linked panels each representing one of these themes. Each panel will link together to form the iconic Westwood platform shoe. 30 students and volunteers are currently responsible for building and creating the art piece.

The 3D visualisations were created by my very talented friend, 3D artist, Victoria Caution.