overwhelm

overwhelm

OVERWHELM AS A COLLECTION DEMONSTRATING A THOUGHT THAT OPULENCE AND EFFERVESCENCE ARE NOT THE ENEMY OF ECOLOGICAL CONCERN. THE APPROACH, WHICH IS BASED ON A POSITIVE REAPPROPRIATION OF STOCKS OF FABRICS AND SOPHISTICATED VINTAGE PIECES, DEMONSTRATES THAT FROM DEHUMANIZED OVERPRODUCTION CAN RESULT A PERSONAL AND EMBODIED ARTEFACT. OVERPRINTING BY BLOCKPRINT, AMONG OTHERS, REVISITS ANCESTRAL KNOW-HOW USING CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGIES. PLAYFUL AND NAÏVE, PLAYING WITH PROPORTIONS, IT EVOKE A RELATIONSHIP AS MUCH TO CHILDHOOD AS TO THE NOTION OF DESIRABILITY.