Wouter Paijmans (1991)

C for Confection

Wouter Paijmans (1991)

C for Confection

2020 | nylon thread | 520 × 150 cm

Can you spot the fakes in this collage of hoodies by Dutch artist Wouter Paijmans?

Paijmans’ recent artistic focus is on sweatshop labour and the mass production of textiles. For this work, he created his own ‘sweatshop’ by toiling away ten hours a day, six days a week. He started with an original garment and used it as a blueprint for the ‘imitations’.


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