PALIMPSEST - What happens if I disappear?
Bachelor Collection
Look I - The Author is Trying
Corset body coated with latex gesso, silk organza layered on soft tulle embellished with free motion embroidery.
Model @emmaskyum
Photography @zoooi
The bachelor collection „PALIMPSEST - What happens if I disappear?“ questions the tension between authorship, originality, and the pressure to create meaning through design. In a creative environment that demands innovation, the author is often positioned as the sovereign and sole creator. This positioning usually goes hand in hand with visibility, conscious decisions, and comprehensible references. „PALIMPSEST - What happens if I disappear?“ deliberately defeats these expectations.
Inspired by the essay „The Death of the Author“ by Roland Barthes, the collection explores the extent to which the author of a work can be separated from it and goes one step further. Can the author distance themselves from the creative process without ending it?
Look II - The Author is Present
Cotton ramie blouse embroidered with free motion technique. Virgin wool twill culotte. Bamboo blend twill bustier.
Model @yasminthinqi
Photography @zoooi
Look III - The Author is Fragmented
Silk crêpe georgette blouse dyed with black tea and black dye. Tucks manually sewn. Cotton satin straight leg trouser. Wrist and legs connected.
Model @svtlnmart
Photography @zoooi
Look V - The Author is Fading
Duchesse silk satin bustier and skirt. Hand dyed, fused with horsehair.
Model @synneheadset
Photography @zoooi
Look VI - The Author is Absent
Translucent organza plissée dress. Pleated by Giessmann Berlin. Viscose underwear set and matching lace mask.
Model @stella_esho
Photography @zoooi