This project is a collaboration between Tilman Rothermel and Beam Contrechoc.
Ink paintings on Japanese Washi paper were transformed into garments in the Fashion Tech Farm.
This project bridges the gap between design and autonomous art.
From Ink Paintings on Washi Paper to garments from paper
In principle domains in art and culture are separated by insurmountable boundaries of pride, ego and shame. Thus the space between autonomous art and garments. With this display the gap is experimentally bridged.
Tilman Rothermel (Bremen, Germany) started his inkt splash paintings on paper given to him by his Japanese friends from Echizen/Fukui during the Corona period. He invited Contrechoc (Rotterdam, Holland) to join him in painting on these marvellous Japanese Washi Papers. The resulting art pieces were sewn into garments which were exhibited in Germany and Japan.
Garments from materials which can be recycled
The results of the collaboration were made into garments by Contrechoc in the Fashion tech Farm. These garments were subsequently combined with fashion tech electronics.
The material of these garments, carbon footprint zero, totally reusable and recyclable, is Japanese paper with very long fibers and could be an affordable and straigth forward alternative for the current expensive high tech materials used for coats. In a climate which becomes warmer the paper materials is breathing without any complex industrial processing of the high tech materials which make you sweat inside. The paper is easily disposable or could be used to make new paper garments.
Connection with other Fashion Tech Farm Projects
The paper garments from art pieces are within the philosophy of the Fashion Tech Farm and connect to other projects shown, like the project "Design Shame" shown in the Fashion Tech Farm. The project establishes bridges between art and design disciplines and addresses current societal challenges. It provides a serious and a humoristic perspective on research going on to change the current rather disastrous way our society is developing. With this project Tilman Rothermel and Beam Contrechoc contribute to the opening up of new roads into a creative sea of possibilities to improve human behaviour on this planet, where humanity still has a lot to learn.
About Tilman Rothermel
1946, Stuttgart. studied at Art Academies in Stuttgart and München.
Teacher Art Culture and Philosophy in Bremen.
Organiser of many events between German artists and artists/designers of Holland, Czech Republic, and Japan and others.
