New Flesh
Nothing touches me, nothing interests me, except what addresses itself directly to my flesh. (Antonin Artaud) Nothing touches me, nothing interests me, except what addresses itself directly to my flesh. (Antonin Artaud)
I look at the flesh in the age of informational bio-capitalism with its regulatory practices that are aimed at submitting the flesh to the body-enhancement imperatives. By doing so, I would like to open up a conversation about potential for resistance (Widerstandspotenzial) of the flesh since potential, sensibility, transgression, and non-identity are central to our understanding of the notion of flesh. The men’s suit, the most representational item in the human wardrobe, is going through different stages of metamorphosis into the state of non-identity, to become flesh.
photo: @harper_oreade
model: @youseethesense
assistence: @zmmnn
knitwear, leather accessories & suit: ritka rojka
Moiré Physique
We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon) We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon) We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon)
We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon) We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon) We nearly always live through screens - a screened existence. (Francis Bacon)
Moiré Physique is a research-based project that examines materiality and ways of its representation in fashion and illustration throughout different historical periods. It specifically looks at the fabric moiré antique as a case study, aiming at creating ways to translate its optics through light and shadow. In addition, it explores the qualities of digital moiré as potential means of camouflaging in the era of permanent surveillence and endangered privacy.
Moiré effect in textile is developed through machine-knitting, weaving, and screen printing.
photo: @tin9_vv
photo edit: ritka rojka
model: Tim Pfeiffer
knitted long sleeve & trousers with leather bustle-hot-pants: ritka rojka
shoes: model's own
Moiré effect in textile is developed through machine-knitting, weaving, and screen printing.
photo: @tin9_vv
photo edit: ritka rojka
model: Tim Pfeiffer
knitted long sleeve & trousers with leather bustle-hot-pants: ritka rojka
shoes: model's own
Designer Babes
Designer Babies aren't futuristic. They are already here. (MIT Technology Review) Designer Babies aren't futuristic. They are already here. (MIT Technology Review)
Drawing on the idea of translating human DNA into binary code and the recent scientific breakthroughs, such as the implementation of gene-editing tool CRISPr, the project envisions two bodies: the first is a body-process that visualizes potential modifications and growth of tissues caused by such interventions as DNA editing, the effects of which on the human body are still not fully tested. The second body is a completely designed body, as in the notion of “designer baby”. The designed body is an invitation to imagine a body in which the borders between organic and digital are not clearly defined, which in turn might open a new chapter in body politics.
The designed body outfit was featured in TEETH mag’s editorial Objectophilia.
photo: @waywrdshots
model: @waynettewaynette
makeup: Michaela Zunderer
knitted jumpsuit: ritka rojka
The designed body outfit was featured in TEETH mag’s editorial Objectophilia.
photo: @waywrdshots
model: @waynettewaynette
makeup: Michaela Zunderer
knitted jumpsuit: ritka rojka