My practice explores how clothing and societies shape our bodies. I'm particularly interested in the elasticity of bodies and experiences; and how it can be shaped by textile materials. My work moves between desirability and distance, addressing the fragmentation of the 21st century body through polished, algorithmic ideals. The frequent usage of shapewear-garments as a sensory appealing, very elastic material stands in contrast to the cultural western obsession with symmetry and everyday performances of symmetry. Playing with the material quality of bounce-back inherent to elasticity is central to my work. How do elastic body experiences work and feel; how do they stretch the self; what happens before, during and after a stress that caused elasticity?
The histories of textile labor and environmental degradation caused by the fashion industry are not separate from the personal and emotional narratives of the body; they coexist within the same fabric. My work picks up on this tension between control and vulnerability.
I'm working and living in Berlin, currently studying at the UdK Berlin.