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British artist Daniel Lismore’s sculptures of “wearable art,” ranging from trash to high-end jewelry, took the stage at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday.
Visitors are invited to closely examine the nearly 2-meter (6-foot, 4-inch) tall pieces, one of which is worn by Lismore, who calls himself a “living sculpture.”
“I’m not a performance artist or a drag queen, I live as art,” he said in an interview.
The pieces — which feature brightly colored fabrics and metallic embellishments — took anywhere from two hours to eight months to put together and were inspired by people and materials from around the world, Lismore said.
“There are hundreds of stories in every room.
“There’s an honorary ID magazine cover. There is a piece I wore to Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Platinum Party. Everywhere you can imagine, there are things I find on the floor, junk, pieces from Bulgari, pieces from all over the place.
The piece he wore on Friday was one of his heaviest, he said, and featured items of personal significance.
“I wanted to put all of my memories over the years, from when I was a teenager, when I was bullied, and all that stuff for the rest of my life,” Lismore said.
“And he had mirrors, to reflect all who looked at me so that they could somehow see themselves in me.”
Making his London debut, the artist presents 12 pieces from a traveling exhibition that opened in Atlanta in 2016.
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