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For their collaboration, Derrelle Elijah transports us into his collage of Birmingham, combining reinterpreted family archives and contemporary imagery of his hometown and community.
The limited-edition Fred Perry polo shirt, features mixed media collage paintings turned into a digital all-over print. Displaying reinterpreted images from Derrelle’s family Album.
His personal poem ‘Ode to Brum’ along his Mom’s scrapbook signature and complimentary phrases ‘ah suh it guh and ‘its a brum ting’ to his beloved hometown, Birmingham, are embroidered across the polo in contrast black thread. This shirt celebrates rekindling family heritage and community, whilst examining art as ephemera and visa versa‘For this Fred Perry Shirt design, I reminded myself that I’m never far from home, or my loved ones, as I played through the memories of my family archive whilst dealing with grief. This challenging time gave me the opportunity to come back to my community. I’d like people to see their own families within mine and my communities. Remembering that no matter where you are, their legacies are always with us as we stride to build our own. A true Venn diagram of cultures has adopted Fred Perry over the years. I wanted to add to this legacy, paying homage to what came before, documenting the overlooked and underrepresented.’
- Derrelle Elijah
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Cotton white piqué / Regular M6000 fit / All-over photographic print / Embroidered poetry and branding / Laurel Wreath embroidery on the left-hand chest.
Please refer to the Fredperry.com website for a full sizing chart, to ensure the correct sizing.
The collectors edition includes the following:
Two postcards, inkjet on 250gsm archival paper
*please note 2 artworks will be selected at random out of the 5 postcard artworks available*
One ‘ODE TO BRUM’ A3 print, inkjet on 250gsm archival paper -
Please note that all sales are final and we cannot accept returns, exchanges or issue refunds.
All items will be sent via Royal Mail tracked 24 hour service.
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All works purchased will be issued with a certificate of authenticity, signed and dated by the artist.