Burned Away, I See

Category: Apparel

This series revolves around self-reflection, immolation, and molten scars, symbolizing the body in a state of transformation and reconstruction. Red represents burning, blue embodies mutation, and white signifies the return to purity. Through charred textures, fractured layers, and transparent draping, combined with wool, mesh, and silicone, the designs emulate the dissolution and reformation of skin. This collection begins with the concept of self-examination. To me, self-examination is an intense act of self-gazing—focusing not just on a body part, but perhaps on a past action or a lingering thought. Anything that prompts deep and continuous reflection becomes the subject of this gaze. It feels like peeling back the layers of your own skin, digging inward, gradually reaching the core. This introspective process is echoed in the garments through techniques like layering, covering, and tearing. I imagine it as a beam of light fixed on a sheet of paper—over time, the heat penetrates, burns through, and leaves a trace. That trace isn’t necessarily a wound; it could be a transformation, a result born from the intensity of the process. To me, this collection is not a single moment or a story that can be told in one sentence. It is a progression—a journey from the external to the internal, from large to small, from surface to depth. That’s why the clothing reveals so many wrinkles, wraps, and layers—they are the visible record of an inner state, translated into form.