Palimpsest

A Berlin-based fashion designer studies at Kunsthochschule Weiensee and draws strong influence from growing up in southern Germany. The work critically examines the relationship between contemporary Germany and cultural identity, treating it as complex and deeply political. A better future requires honest engagement with the past. The collection Palimpsest explores inheritance and reevaluation using the idea of a palimpsest as a repeatedly written surface that retains visible traces of earlier forms. Inherited worldviews, behaviors, objects, and spaces can feel comforting, oppressive, grotesque, precious, or obsolete, and rarely fit perfectly. The collection translates inspiration from aged wallpaper, vintage furniture, and home textiles into clothing with nostalgic shapes and colors, reevaluating what was passed down through critical yet joyful dress-up play.

"I am particularly interested in critically exploring the relationship between contemporary Germany and the concept of cultural identity, which is complex and deeply political. To me, shaping a better future requires a serious and honest engagement with the past. In my collection, Palimpsest, I explore inheritance and reevaluation. A palimpsest is a writing surface that has been written over and over again. It can refer to something reused or altered that still bears visible traces of its earlier form."

"We inherit worldviews, concepts, behaviours, objects, and spaces. Inherited elements can feel comforting or oppressive, grotesque, precious, or obsolete. Like inherited clothes, they rarely fit perfectly. We rediscover and reexamine these things cyclically, generation after generation. Inspired by layers of aged wallpaper, vintage furniture, and home textiles, the collection translates these ideas into clothing."

"Using nostalgic shapes and colours, it reevaluates what has been passed down and reveals what still feels relevant today through a critical yet joyful play of dress-up. The photographer, Can Wagener, kindly helped me bring my collection to life by interpreting it through his own visual language and artistic perspective."

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