New view on discarded clothing
Giulia chose practice-based research. Not through interviews or literature, but through observation. She took three walks across the streets of Amsterdam with one goal: to photograph abandoned clothing.
It’s precisely these ‘unimportant’ things that she zooms in on. They return in her installation. As image, as garment, as carrier of a new story. She printed the photos she took onto textile. Not with a printer, but through a craft-based process. Glue, paper, fabric, and patience. Only after two days of drying would the images begin to emerge.
I wanted to explore alternative forms of fashion. And of fashion waste in the city.”
Her work is about assigning value to what the system has marked as worthless. About how capitalism shapes our view of fashion. And how something that’s no longer ‘neat’ immediately loses its value. As a maker, Giulia pushes back with questions.
Contributing to fair fashion
The Master Critical Fashion Practices gave Giulia space to connect her background in fashion design to critical research. She learned not only how to ask questions, but how to make her work accessible and relevant. The result: an installation of image and clothing, to be seen on 28–29 June in Amsterdam-Noord.
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