OverExposure 过曝
Category: Footwear
Competitions: China Mainland
《过曝》秉承“真皮·真自我”所倡导的材质探索精神，以天然植鞣革为核心材料，融合铲皮、烧灼、铁锈水染色与柠檬水防染反应等多重实验工艺，重构皮革肌理与视觉语言，打破传统鞋履的制式表达。作品通过皮革改造与情绪意象的联动，使每一道痕迹都化为个体表达的真实痕迹。 在整体结构上，作品通过对皮革“锈染”“剥离”“灼烧”等自然反应性的呈现，回应个体身份表达在现代语境下的模糊与撕裂，并将这种视觉感受转化为鞋履的构型张力，形成既具实穿性又富象征意味的功能结构。同时，作品也强调植鞣革的可持续属性，响应天然皮革在慢时尚体系中的生态价值。 本作品灵感源于现实中那些因“过度表达”而被社会误解、排斥、甚至污名化的个体形象——尤其是影视作品中常被标签化的“反派角色”。这些角色以极端方式挣脱社会期待的束缚，却因此更接近人性的真实状态；《过曝》试图唤起人们对“被误解的力量”的重新理解，并赋予边缘身份以新的文化可能。 OverExposed embodies the spirit of material exploration advocated by the “True Leather, True Self” initiative. Centered on natural vegetable-tanned leather, the project integrates experimental techniques such as skiving, scorching, rust-dyeing, and lemon-resist reactions to reconstruct the material’s texture and visual language, breaking away from conventional footwear expressions. Each trace left by these processes becomes a tangible imprint of personal emotion and self-expression. Structurally, the work explores the natural responsiveness of leather through transformations like corrosion, peeling, and burning. These material changes metaphorically echo the fragmentation and ambiguity of identity expression in contemporary society. By translating these visual tensions into the physical structure of the shoes, the design achieves a balance between wearability and symbolic intensity. At the same time, the piece underscores the sustainable value of vegetable-tanned leather, aligning with the ecological ethos of slow fashion. The inspiration behind OverExposed stems from individuals who are often misunderstood, rejected, or stigmatized by society for their “excessive expression”—particularly those fictional “villains” in film and television. These characters, though seen as antagonists, often break free from societal norms in extreme ways, thereby revealing a more raw and honest humanity. OverExposed seeks to reclaim the emotional force of the misunderstood and grant new cultural value to marginalized identities.
