Fashion in Flux Showcase #1: Feeling Fashion
Fashion in Flux and Nieuwe Instituut are inviting FASHIONCLASH artistic director Branko Popovic to curate an afternoon inspired by the vision and work of Ghanaian artist, researcher and maker Sel Kofiga. Popovic will showcase Sel Kofiga’s latest textile work, work by emerging fashion makers, as well as performances related to the works on show.
2 June 2024 13:00 - 17:00
Does sustainable fashion exist? Sel Kofiga doesn’t think so. He believes in sustainable relationships between materials, producers, wearers and the land: “Producing sustainable relationships relies mostly on understanding the implications of what we wear,” he says. “That’s what I’m interested in.” With a practice that spans performance, film, textile and photography, Kofiga focuses on the study of belief and ritual making, exploring colonised territories, material culture, communal relations and spatio-temporal consciousness. He is also the founder and creative director of kumfo domfo (fka The Slum Studio), a Ghana-based brand exploring the politics and sites of waste colonialism.
Alongside new textile work by Kofiga, the event will showcase creations by emerging fashion makers who are also interested in the relationships hidden within the fabric of clothing: Jelena Bondt, Povis (Povilas Gegevicius) en Tevin Blancheville.
To make their stories even more tangible, performers are invited to gently connect the audience with the garments without seeing or touching them: Lester David, Hélene Vrijdag, Kimberley Agyarko, Lui Montes (Unwanted Words)
Feeling Fashion is organised by Fashion in Flux, in collaboration with Designplatform Rotterdam and FASHIONCLASH, and supported by Gemeente Rotterdam, Designplatform Rotterdam and Nieuwe Instituut.
The visit of Sel Kofiga is made possible by the International Visitors Programme of the Nieuwe Instituut with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Language: English | Location: Nieuwe Instituut | Tickets: € 7,50 / 3,50 / 0,-
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