W.I.Y.S.S?- What is your second skin? explores biracial identity and the dissonance between identity and perceived identity. Using the Nigerian practice of bodypainting, called ULI body and symbol merge, becoming one, interchangeable, and influencing each other. This dialogue was used to develop patt

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erns, knitted structures, and materials. W.I.Y.S.S? is made with an elastic yarn made from 100% wool, creating dynamic knitted tubes. The work focuses on a reactionary design and explores the author’s Igbo heritage through the use of colour, rituals, and patterns. The high elasticity and structure of the woollen elastic yarn enable different transparency levels and allow the patterns to change and adapt to the wearer. This ability to distort and abstract the human form represents the nonverbal, additional layer of being by which others judge us.

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Date

June 2023

Type

Knitwear, Textiles, Inclusive Design

Methods

industrial knitting, domestic knitting machine, spinning

Materials

mohair, wool, silk, linnen

Softwares

Clo3D, M1plus-stoll

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