Brandon Morris' Ghostly Fiberglass Gowns Float Through a Paris Gallery

"During a month in which hauntings and ghastly cosutmes are a ubiquitous sight, Brandon Morris presents a new body of work that taps into a shared sense of unease. The New York-based artist makes his Paris debut with Tissu Expansé, a collection of five fiberglass and resin gowns that appear as though they've come to life. Constructed in pale blue, the spectral works are part of Morris' Ghost Dresses, a series that stitches together fashion and sculpture through garments that materialize without a body."

"Bodices are full, while skirts angle as if they're moving with an invisible owner. One piece even lunges forward, the arms reaching out with what seems like a kick of the back leg that lifts the hem upward. Tissu Expansé is more lively than the artist's earlier collection, which saw hunched shoulders and bent postures suggestive of monstrous occupiers. While similarly haunting, these pieces appear less sinister, arising more as whimsical apparitions than supernatural villains."

Brandon Morris makes his Paris debut with Tissu Expansé, a collection of five fiberglass and resin gowns that appear as though they've come to life. The spectral works are constructed in pale blue and belong to the Ghost Dresses series, which stitches together fashion and sculpture through garments that materialize without a body. Bodices are full and skirts angle as if moving with an invisible owner; one piece lunges forward, the arms reaching out while a lifted back leg raises the hem. Tissu Expansé reads as more lively and less sinister than earlier collections that featured hunched shoulders and bent postures, taking on whimsical, apparition-like presence. The exhibition runs through October 30 at Europa.

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