Kaja Busch

Grey Sheep

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Location

berlin / germany

University

Berlin School of Art Weissensee

Graduation year

2022

Contact

Kaja Busch completed her ba in fashion design at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin. In addition to her work in fashion she also works as a costume designer in Vienna and Berlin.
In her own artistic and design work, she is primarily concerned with the relationship between body and clothing in interaction in immersive, performative formats. Her projects are intended not only to critically question conditions in a social and political context, but also to offer approaches to change.

Latest Collection

no shame no gain

The aim of this collection is to rewrite social and physical shame through clothing. The legible symbols of shame are used in the design of the collection and ultimately have an empowering effect on both wearer and viewer. The inspiration for the collection comes on the one hand from literature on social class change (Ernaux, Eribon, Louis), and on the other hand from conducted interviews about personal experiences of shame and the connection between shame and clothing. In addition, physicality and phenomena of shame are investigated through performative formats. The results from all sources flow directly into the design of the collection.
The work is to be seen as an attempt to bring attention to social and physical sensations and phenomena and to reverse the negative imprinting through wearing.