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WEARABLE ART

2011 - ONGOING

Burke’s wearable art re-imagines the mundanity of old garments and the unconventional through a process of up cycling and elaborate ornamentation.

Using nostalgic, colourful materials centred in craft and play, these works serve as ‘portals’ for personal introspection and transcendence, highlighting the complicated tenderness and frailty of memory.  Many of Burke’s wearable art creations have been exhibited in national galleries and museums or worn by celebrity clients to create unforgettably iconic moments.

For all commission enquiries, please contact rachelburkecreative@gmail.com

The Sculpture Dress, The Culture Club 2017. Photo by andrea jankovic.

“Trinket Dress” for zoe foster blake, '“PARTY HAT” ARtists own

pom pom time Dress, backyard bliss 2021. Photo by rachel burke.

“Barbie girl”, for CATE Blanchett, aactas 2024

“TAKE UP SPACE” COat, 2023. photo by andrea jankovic.

sculpture flower dress, backyard bliss 2021. photo by rachel burke.

Museum of brisbane, 2021

PORTAL JACKET, 2018

OBLITERATE DRESS, 2020.

rainbow magic Dress, The Culture Club 2017. Photo by andrea jankovic.