NESTING
Category: Accessories
Competitions: Fashion
The project NESTING is a psychogeographical meditation that dwells on my return to my rural hometown after graduating from university and building a life in the city - all while exploring the techniques of traditional alpine straw craft. Trying to feel less alienated from the region I grew up in on my return, and coming from a background in fashion and textiles, I immersed myself in the traditional straw craft that is both typical of my region and at the same time in danger of being forgotten. To this day, the straw - rye straw is the raw material - has to be harvested by hand to avoid damage, making it an ideal sustainable fiber. NESTING attempts to capture the struggles and alienation that creatives and graduates like myself often face when returning to their rural hometowns. It also explores the eeriness and mystique that the countryside seems to hold in the collective unconsciousness. Perhaps my generation is no stranger to the unsettling feelings that come with witnessing our planet become an increasingly hostile place. Suddenly, while we are painfully aware that there is no Planet B, the idea of aliens no longer sounds so threatening, but rather feeds into some kind of romantic escapism. NESTING confronts the constant psychological drive to create and find a home with a tone that ranges from the autobiographical to the ironic, but always honors sustainable practices so that our home planet can remain a home after all.
