DRIFTWOOD DRESSES
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We were made for the exhibition ‘Gone with the Wind’ at Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen.
Ripened over time and allowing coincidence in the
making process we came into being like driftwood. The inspiration for our
creation came from the old boats in the Zuiderzeemuseum that were laying on the
shore.
We came into being like driftwood,
being washed
up on the line
where land and the sea meet
ripened over time and allowing coincidence
we emerged like driftwood.
We have been passed on during the making process --
growing garments in togetherness,
that could never have been
designed by a single person
—As a garment with a soul, I grew out of dedication and adventure.
There was no plan for me in advance.
FEATHER TOP
—I started with a long volant (‘long frill piece of fabric’) given by Saskia van Drimmelen (Amsterdam) as an invitation to Rumjana Rakovska (Sofia) for her improvisation in needlepoint lace. I grew further out of this treasure through the hands of Margreet Sweerts and Désirée Hammen, passing me on to each other, adding new layers, leaving me for a while and allowing me to ripen, finally becoming one of the unique pieces of Painted Series.
Painted the Party / Arnhem Mode Biennale, 2009
For this occasion Painted Series made garments for each other,
to be worn at a party;
an exploration on how to make clothing
in interaction with the future wearer
Interviewing the other,
standing by her/his own wardrobe
asking:
‘Who would you like to look like for a day?
‘Where, from which part of your body, would you like a garment to start?’
‘What is your favorite piece of clothing and why?’
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‘For which occasion in your life would you have special garments made?’
—As a garment with a soul, I grew out of dedication and adventure.
There was no plan for me in advance.
‘Which piece of clothing would you never throw away?’
Seen in several places at the Mode Biennale:
- Painted the Party, a pavilion in the Eusebiuschurch being part of the exhibition SHAPE.
- Painted-à-Porter, for sale and to order at the store Coming Soon, Kerkstraat 23.
- Painted the Movie by Freudenthal/Verhagen, on view in their exhibition Holy House! at
Museum of Modern Art Arnhem
- Hands on Embroidery will take place on the 20th of June, a lecture and a workshop by
Painted in the sequence of ‘Shaping Heritage’ at Coming Soon.