Sustainability: Repurposing Textile Wastes for Visual Artwork Using “Orifabrics”

In an attempt to solve the sustainability problem of textile waste occasioned by fast fashion was investigated. These textile wastes were envisioned as a medium to form "orifabric", which was arranged artistically to depict a visual artwork (cityscape). Visual artworks are rendered through painting, drawing, printing, and photography for numerous purposes. However, in this study, "orifabric" was used as a technique for visual artwork creation. The study used a practice-led research approach. Textile wastes collected from garment manufacturers and female consumers were processed. Thereafter, orifabric technique was used to form the sonobe cubes (SCs) for visual artwork production. These SCs were divided into four different categories and artistically arranged on six panels that made the cityscape. The findings revealed that a total of 109.54 yards of textile waste were used to create an artwork (cityscape) for indoor and outdoor decorations. This revealed that nonconventional techniques of visual artwork creation do not only create appealing artwork but also consume a huge amount of textile waste for artwork production. The outcome did not only simulate the ambience of the indoor and outdoor spaces, but also helped to address the sustainability challenges posed by fast fashion.