Arts Thread

In this collection, I explore the complex and psychological pressure of rigid societal anxiety and how this force manifests in the distorted female body, deformed into a site of violence. Drawing inspiration from historical garments, I manipulated and rearranged the images of historical corsets and crinolines, creating a jarring juxtaposition of beauty and brutality. To prepare this collection, I explored the works of H.R. Giger and Franciszek Starowieyski, studying their creations alongside corsets and crinoline construction techniques. Through creating these garments and placing them on bodies, I observed the human body undergo a transformation, evolving into a distorted, otherworldly form—a unique biological existence. Drawing inspiration from Franciszek Starowieyski's art, I manipulated fabric to resemble flesh, creating a new layer that extends from the body's surface. A central focus of my material is clothing sustainability, which entails waste reduction and slower production. Besides the leather, all the fabrics in this collection were sourced from dead stocks and revived using various techniques, including embroidery, beading, and slashing. I hope the audience appreciates the showcased craftsmanship and can use this work as a vehicle to reflect on their own social anxieties about the social malleability of form.