MOMENT
We are in Zimbabwe.
The melancholic roughness of the urban landscape contrasts with the warmth of the people we meet. There is a lot of sadness here but also moments of happiness and colour.
Fabrics are carefully sourced : bamboo, bamboo silk, bamboo fleece, organic cotton and pineapple(pina) silk from the Philippines.
ABSTRACTING : Flat shapes drawn from photos of Zimbabwe are cut and draped into clothing.
RECONSTRUCT : A Zimbabwean nylon sack for concrete is unravelled, its yarn used as decorative stitching. A linen lace bed sheet becomes a dress.