Wandering spirits

technical description

3D-pen polylactide neon yellow printed transparent dress with a full oversized balloon skirt, puff double coloured unwearable sleeves and a cut-away back section. Lycra long sleeved neon red bodysuit and off-white lycra spats stockings.

Size 860x650x300mm, 1100 gr., 2018

concept

The designs were developed while working as a nurse at a psychiatric hospital, based around the idea of outfits that could "communicate with the unseen world” which is often a reality for who suffers from a mental illness. The research led to exploring spirituality, this is why the silhouettes are inspired by Japanese shamanistic aesthetics. They are created entirely by using a 3D doodler pen. This enabled the structuring of pieces to be worn as both outfits and necklaces that appear to be detached from the body as if floating in mid-air. A visual representation of the “wandering spirits”, believed to be unstable spirits of the living which are bound to go away if left undisturbed.

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