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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

100% luxury!

Individually handcrafted cashmere tampons with silk thread. Presented in gilt frame and an assortment of unique satin purses.

Not for internal use.


OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
A playful, literal interpretation of Australian GST legislation.

Sanitary products are classified as luxury items and as such incur a 10% tax payable by the consumer.

UPDATE: Australia’s ‘tampon tax’, which was in place from July 2000, was removed on 1 Jan 2019.

materials:

cashmere fibre
vintage silk thread
satin blanket edge
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gilt box frame
red velvet



exhibited:
Threads of Industry – Changing Place, Making Place
h.ART group exhibition
Old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills, Lobethal
SALA Festival 2016

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