Arts Thread

Influenced by the stories in the film "Annihilation" and the novel "Crystal World" where people gradually merge with natural substances and eventually disappear, I attempt to create a brand-new philosophy of clothing, that is, to embrace the beauty of transience and change. I hope to make clothing itself a philosophical practice, rather than merely an environmentally friendly, degradable and functional alternative. Breaking the traditional notion that people blindly pursue "eternity" can enable us to rethink the significance of "transience and change". In the project, I began to explore those biomaterials that could rapidly degrade or disappear after creation, and studied the environmental friendliness and degradation cycle of these materials, etc. I explore the roots of natural wheat and make them into clothing, and blend them with various biological materials such as salt crystals, tree bark and natural latex. I attempt to incorporate the concept of the beauty of transience and change into broader cultural discussions and practices, and truly help a wider range of people.

This is dedicated to those who are willing to throw themselves into their passion without hesitation. This series is inspired by the documentary "Fire Of Love" and the geologist couple who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the volcano. And the sustainable sculptural clothing that blends seamlessly with volcanic lava. In my works, I transform the sense of lava flow, the rocks formed after the lava cools down, and the forms of people buried by the volcano into my design language to convey my concepts. Let me fulfill this poignant romance.

‘We run in different shoes, yet long to stand on the same common ground.’ This project is inspired by the Iranian film "The Children Of Heaven". The touching story of the brother and sister in the film because they shared a pair of shoes made me rethink the social issues related to multi-child families. In this project, I attempted to use clothing to carry the discussion about social class. I stepped into the film and discussed this social topic through the relationship between the body and clothing. Those shoes that don't fit so well, in my view, this kind of inappropriateness in the minor details is a metaphor for class inequality. Therefore, in this project, I want to realize the idea of making the clothing smaller and more fitting through my own way, using the wool fleece shrinking process, to achieve a certain sense of equality. At the same time, I conducted research on many traditional Iranian handicrafts, such as hand dyeing to carved prints, the patterns on traditional furniture and carpets, and even the pieces and patches on children's bodies, which made me want to present my concepts through patchwork.