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I created my thesis collection as a transcription, physical archive of the moment in history when it was made, and my thoughts on it. From October 2023 onwards all sorts of genocidal violence and destruction and mystery body parts plagued my phone screen and to this day it has not stopped. So, as I was doing research and creating my collection it only felt fair to dedicate at least one look to the devastation I felt daily, feeling powerless unless my ability to create was power in itself.
The textile of this skirt from my thesis collection was designed the same week I saw images of the oldest mosque in Gaza (est. 7th century) reduced to rubble. It is made of plaster, medical gauze, silk organza, stones, Chinese ink, sawdust, charcoal, silamide thread, and paper. When the wearer walks, a cloud of plaster dust trails in the air before it settles on the ground. The stones are held loosely by the gauze, and over time they fall out, leaving only traces in the loosened weave of the gauze where the stones used to hang.
Obviously this is now super outdated but it still serves as a personal time capsule of Dec 2023.
Photo @sarah.abdellatif.ch Talent @huyisoffline Collection assist @trietvo2406 Casting @viaace Production assist @daphnie_yy Location @zachwassef
I created my thesis collection as a transcription, physical archive of the moment in history when it was made, and my thoughts on it. From October 2023 onwards all sorts of genocidal violence and destruction and mystery body parts plagued my phone screen and to this day it has not stopped. So, as I was doing research and creating my collection it only felt fair to dedicate at least one look to the devastation I felt daily, feeling powerless unless my ability to create was power in itself.
The textile of this skirt from my thesis collection was designed the same week I saw images of the oldest mosque in Gaza (est. 7th century) reduced to rubble. It is made of plaster, medical gauze, silk organza, stones, Chinese ink, sawdust, charcoal, silamide thread, and paper. When the wearer walks, a cloud of plaster dust trails in the air before it settles on the ground. The stones are held loosely by the gauze, and over time they fall out, leaving only traces in the loosened weave of the gauze where the stones used to hang.
Obviously this is now super outdated but it still serves as a personal time capsule of Dec 2023.
Photo @sarah.abdellatif.ch Talent @huyisoffline Collection assist @trietvo2406 Casting @viaace Production assist @daphnie_yy Location @zachwassef
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