"Just show what collaboration can do. Just show a conversation between two people we might think are opposites that have nothing in common, but they come together and they talk and they create something phenomenal. And that's a really important message, not just in the world of HIV and what I do in fighting stigma and everything, but I think right now more than ever to show that you can have worlds that are opposite apart, but if they come and have a chat they can create something beautiful. I think it's a powerful message,"
"Fashion is a portal to creating ideas and telling a unique story. You wear something because you want to feel a certain way, tell a story about yourself. I'm excited to see what the designers and the HIV researchers come up with together because science is beautiful and I'd love to see it expressed. And if fashion can be a portal to reminding people of the importance of ending HIV, then we'll take it,"
"We are taking science, really complex science, and fashion, two worlds that you don't normally think come together, and weirdly, they do,"
Design students from the Parsons School of Design partnered with leading HIV scientists to change the stigma of HIV by translating complex science into fashion for the Hulu special 'HIV Unwrapped'. Karl Schmid, executive producer and +Life Media co-founder, staged collaborations in Australia, England, Rwanda and New York to demonstrate how unlikely partnerships can create powerful work. The special shows behind-the-scenes garment creation, designer-scientist collaboration processes, and narratives that aim to remind viewers of the urgency of ending HIV. Shreya Jani of Gilead Sciences frames fashion as a portal to express science, evoke feelings, and reinforce public-health messaging about HIV.
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