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Titel:

Beyond humanity

Teaser:

Being yourself doesn’t have to be in human form. These body accessories are made out of bioplastics and are meant to break through the limitation of the human form. With these accessories I don’t want to accessorise the body, but embrace the body. These accessories could be your second skin.

Larger context:

For this project I was inspired by drag and performance artists. Most people know drag as a man dressed as a women, but drag goes way deeper than that. The art of drag is based on a physical transformation that goes beyond sexuality and gender. Within these transformation there is no need to identify as a certain gender. You can also even identify as a creature of your own liking and own imagination. One of my biggest inspirations for this project was the design duo Fecal Matter (@matieresfecales on Instagram). Their transformation goes beyond humanity. Even though the way they look is not a costume but a way they identify theirselves, it’s still a physical transformation they go through. The accessories and clothing they wear, look like their actual body parts but reshaped. The reason I wanted to make these kind of body accessories out of bioplastic is because bioplastic are biodegradable just like most parts of the human body.