\u201cThere have been very few fashion designers who have been so unique and had such an impact,\u201d Pickering says.<\/p>\n
\u201cFashion is something for everyone every day, and we have to have fashion in the collection. We also have a broad view of what creativity is and fashion designers are artists for us. The opportunity to bring their artistry together with Samuel Hodge\u2019s work \u2026 we knew we would get something completely amazing, which we have.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the past, Hodge\u2019s work has involved pinning countless images to a wall, but for this commission something more permanent was required. Elements of collage remain, assembling images acquired through a 20-year friendship with Plunkett and Sales.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese kinds of works are akin to the teenage bedroom wall or scrapbook,\u201d Hodge says. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of affection. Everything is a memory that\u2019s triggered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Images of Sales and Plunkett, surrounded by cloudlike shapes, float at the centre of Hodge\u2019s artwork.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s our work in a lot of ways,\u201d Plunkett says. \u201cIt feels like a bit of a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n