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26 Photos From My ‘Invisible Jumpers’ Series That Took 5 Years And Thousands Of Hours Of Knitting
I spent 5 years creating these images with custom clothes knitted by an amazing knitter, Nina Dodd.
The project began when she showed me a sweater based on the seat covers of Brighton buses. This seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so we found an eye-catching model and photographed him on a bus.
I was so pleased with the result that I came up with more ideas for camouflaged jumpers, and the series developed.
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Tom And Dre, 2019
This is the one that really make the impression of some filter on the pic. We can see those wonderful knitting paterns but the coulours match perfectly, which is extremely difficult because the blue of the sea changes every minute. The composition, the colours and the full pic are beautiful and smart.
Each of these pictures has taken me several days or weeks to research and plan, and Nina has spent weeks and sometimes months knitting for each one. I have generally begun with an idea: ‘Could I photograph someone blending into a cliff edge?’ Then I go looking for the perfect location.
Mady And Monette Malroux, 2015
The locations have to be eye-catching but simple enough to be able to be knitted. They also have to be places that aren’t going to change too fast, as the knitting takes a few weeks. It would have been terrible to prepare a sweater and then not be able to shoot because the location has been demolished.
Jimmy, 2014
Once I’ve found the location, I photograph someone standing where I would like the model to be in the final picture. I draw over this scouting photograph and annotate the picture with different colours and patterns so Nina can plan how to knit. Often there are 10 or 12 different shades of yarn in a single picture, and up to 24 balls of wool at any one time for the more complicated designs.
After 5 years and over a thousand hours of knitting, the project has now been published in book form by Hoxton Mini Press.
Rumi And Scarlet, 2019
Monsieur Chat, 2017
Venus, 2015
Calum, 2017
Lo, Beachy Head, 2018
Malik, 2016
Chris, 2019
Fimber Bravo, 2018
Fruit Fraud, 2019
Cherry Blossom
Knitting Track
Black Phoenix, 2019
Nina, 2018
Kate, 2019
Even if it was meant to blend in, on it's own it's a beautiful sweater. I would certainly wear it!
Stilts
so sad to see such unrealistic body expectations for young girls in the media. I have truly lost hope for humanity
So she’s like on actual stilts with a knitted cover that’s cool and difficult to do but why would they do it so much work
Yeah no way are those her legs look at the feet those are totally stilts
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Reminds me of the Australian entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest...
They tried to put me on the cover of Vogue, but my legs were too long. Every day is leg day, Monday Tuesday Wednesday
They tried to put her on the cover of Vogue, but her legs were too long( and skinny) lol
Could you imagine looking out your window and seeing this going by ?!!! Lol this may be normal where you come from but not here in Montana lol..cool idea
Duh she’s on stilts with knitted covers so it looks like she’s flying!
Buddy And Taboushka, 2018
This Side Up
Fatboy Slim, 2018
Knit Teapot
Seth Globepainter, 2019
Popay, 2019
Rock Pools
Anyone else want to either make a raspberry sound or push him in the snow?
Rock Pools
Sort of, once I got past the frustration of learning it. Lots of excellent knitting skill here.
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I’m a knitter and I have to say that something like this would take a long time! Excellent knits everyone! I LOVE men who knit!❤️
In the US a jumper is not a sweater. So when I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was going to be about that guy on the bridge and well, you see where I'm going with this! So yeah, completely different post once I got into it!
But there is a piece of clothing called a jumper—it’s just not a sweater.
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I've see. This done with body paint. This took so much more effort.
i thought they would totally blend in.. it was cool, but not what i was expecting :P
I was a photo-journalist in the military. I photographed soldiers in the woods wearing camouflage.....
So basically he wasted 5 years and thousands of hours of knitting.
Not at all. Making art is good for the soul. Also sharing it.
Load More Replies... This woman has a lot of time on her hands. And I think her hands are tired. #creative
Taking the bus to work, watching TV with your spouse, campaign meeting, lunch hour, etc.
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Sort of, once I got past the frustration of learning it. Lots of excellent knitting skill here.
Load More Replies... I’m a knitter and I have to say that something like this would take a long time! Excellent knits everyone! I LOVE men who knit!❤️
In the US a jumper is not a sweater. So when I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was going to be about that guy on the bridge and well, you see where I'm going with this! So yeah, completely different post once I got into it!
But there is a piece of clothing called a jumper—it’s just not a sweater.
Load More Replies... I've see. This done with body paint. This took so much more effort.
i thought they would totally blend in.. it was cool, but not what i was expecting :P
I was a photo-journalist in the military. I photographed soldiers in the woods wearing camouflage.....
So basically he wasted 5 years and thousands of hours of knitting.
Not at all. Making art is good for the soul. Also sharing it.
Load More Replies... This woman has a lot of time on her hands. And I think her hands are tired. #creative
Taking the bus to work, watching TV with your spouse, campaign meeting, lunch hour, etc.
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