"Hubert Crabières and Alexis Etienne, the co-founders of the journal l'idiot utile, pursue several objectives. One of them is to build a "structure of resistance" -to open up a creative space with as few constraints as possible and free from external censorship. They also pursue sincerity in costumes, clothing and disguise whilst detaching these practices from the fashion world. Clothes are, as Hubert puts it: "often unwearable and exist only within the photographic moment"."
"Hubert's role as the journal's photographer consists of developing collaborative projects. He works with Josiane Martinho for the fashion components, and with designer and artist friends (Wataru Tominaga, Daniela Eschbacher, Venus Hermitant, Dehyon Xo, Kidows Kim, Morio Deguchi, Louise Crabières, etc) qll of whom he has created long-term professional relationships with in order to "allow for more horizontal forms of collaboration, where contradictions can emerge and give rise to debate and listening"."
Hubert Crabières and Alexis Etienne aim to build a 'structure of resistance' that opens a creative space with minimal constraints and no external censorship. The project pursues sincerity in costumes and disguise while detaching those practices from the fashion industry. Photographic work often features garments that are unwearable and exist only within the photographic moment. Issue 1 follows Issue 0 as a maximalist, pro-art collection emphasizing process, experimentation, symbology, and joy. Hubert develops collaborative photographic projects with long-term designer and artist collaborators to enable horizontal collaboration, debate, and listening. Alexis invites contributors whose ongoing research inspires original textual contributions.
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