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Noelle Hamlyn: Lifers is a ROM-organized art installation by Canadian visual artist Noelle Hamlyn. It featured over twenty repurposed and retailored life jackets, hand-crafted by the artist from reclaimed and discarded garments. These handcrafted life jackets present a striking visual metaphor to draw attention to the current environmental crisis in the textiles and fashion industries. Each life jacket (or "lifer") tells a unique story, encouraging us to take a closer look at our own fashion consumption behaviours, and how they have the power to affect the health of water resources worldwide.
This short documentary by filmmaker Vuk Dragojevic goes behind the scenes of the installation and shares how this project came to be and has inspired others to consider their legacy of clothing consumption and our ongoing relationship with the fashion industry.