RENAISSANCE

Renaissance
A celebration of collars, guipure lace, embroidery,
A visual power that captivates
Symbols of radiance, elegance, refinement
echoeing the many uses of textiles through the ages.

They take me back to my childhood.
I remember lace elevating festive garments, majestic dresses, with floral patterns
worn by my mother,  grandmothers, and aunts during grand ceremonies.

Majestic women in their adornments and regal postures
Collars reimagined, not only worn at the neck,
but transformed into crowns, detached from hierarchy,
open to redefinition, exalting and lifting the woman’s presence.

Through the prism of the Dutch golden age, Renaissance explores the representation of the black figure,

removing her from the margins, and placing her at the center, as subject.
A time where identity was defined not by soul, but by appearance, “Clothes made the man.”

Subverted of an ornamental hierarchy by playing with the codes of elegance and power.

Collars appear in all forms, black, white, colored, patterned, claimed by bodies that embody their own truth.
Through majestic poses, the Black figure emerges from anonimity, singular and universal, graceful, reborn.
through the living thread of textile.