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THE AWAKENING UNIVERSE

Kaoru Yokoo and COSMIC WONDER

「就算修補了
也會想穿的話
這就説是幸福

就算修補了
那個曾讓你穿上的造衣人
也都説是幸福

我是悄悄地為這彼此之間相連
做著這光榮的工作。」

——引自橫尾香央留 2017年《幸福的宇宙》的展覽

手藝家橫尾香央留小姐於1979年出生在日本東京,由2005年開始,便主力從事以刺繡或鈎針編織等工藝的修補工作。

“Even if I repair it
There being the clothes which I want to wear happy

Even if I repair it
The person who made clothes letting you wear it is happy again

Quietly, I do the work that is honor to join the meantime together.”

From Repairs (2017), an exhibition of Kaoru Yokoo.

Born in 1979 in Tokyo, Japan, artist Kaoru Yokoo developed a specialization in the art of repair via embroidery or crochet since 2005.

走遍天南地北,尋找民藝的足跡,以服裝、藝術、出版以至表演來表現手造的溫度,COSMIC WONDER偶爾用上天然染色來製作衣服,有些東西卻因為色斑和織物裂縫而無法出售,便找來橫尾老師以刺繡和編織讓它們重新呼吸。

Cosmic Wonder, a creative project that comprises various modes of expression including clothing, artwork, publishing, and performance, is devoted to using natural materials and dye in creating their garment work. For pieces that couldn’t be sold due to stains and tears, Cosmic Wonder would invite Yokoo to work her magic in bringing new life to them.  

以小珠子和法式花芯結修補沙色有機棉連衣裙
Sand-colored organic cotton wrapped dress repaired with delicate beads and French knots

以花卉刺繡修補初月色的有機棉襯衣
Light moon-colored organic cotton shirt repaired with florets embroidery

2017年的「A Organic Universe」,橫尾老師便和COSMIC WONDER合作。在2020年,更連續在他們的春夏系列「Tenijiku Light」(天竺之光以及秋冬的 「Spiritual Discourse」(心靈話語系列中,以「The Awakening Universe」(醒覺的宇宙)為題,展示她美麗和諧而帶點幽默的縫補世界。

作品沒有特定數量,順著需要而創作,隨著售罄而結束。

時裝本來就應該如此,一切的製作亦然。

The collaboration between Kaoru Yokoo and Cosmic Wonder started with the 2017 series, A Organic Universe. This year, they worked together for the 2020 spring/summer series, Tenijiku Light and autumn/winter series, Spiritual Discourse. The two series share the theme of “The Awakening Universe” and showcase Yokoo’s aesthetic sentiment and sense of humor.

The garment work comes with no specific quantity; they are created according to demand, and the production will cease when they are sold out. 

This is how the fashion world should operate. So does the creation process.

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