When considering how the body reacts to an environment it is worth looking into the body as a physical space. This reminded me of the Future Beauty: 30 years of Japanese Fashion exhibition at the Barbican.
Hiroaki Ohya: The Wizard of Jeanz
Red polyester film cape with many layers, which spreads out and expands like a beehive and can be folded flat; attachment of indigo denim as cover.
This effect reminds me very much of when you get your papers wet and end up with one very long, corrugated Rizla, pretty useless for smoking but visually pretty impressive.
The shape of the cape creates a barrier between the body and the surrounding environment, it is a soft barrier, more of an intermediate medium than a harsh boundary.
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