PROJECT
Patterns Kiosk
Kostrzyn (PL / EU) 20-06-2004 /// 31-08-2004
(Dialog Loci)
Fashion determines the rhythm of time by continuously changing the
design of clothes, just like animals change their furs. It is based
on the accurate measuring of the body which consecutively is transferred
to the pattern sheet. Given that the skin is the limitation/ border
of the body, then clothing is a second border between a person and
the world. Luigi Ontani created with a paper model such an indirect
form of a self-portrait. But there exist also other paper models much
less connected to this subjective aspect. Bernardo Giorgi adopts the
instrument of ‚do-it-yourself' elegance; an example for the bricolage
of styles. Observing the analogy of maps and pattern sheets, he unites
two kinds of cartography: the mapping of bodies and the mapping of
the environment. Renting a kiosk on the local bazaar in Kostrzyn near
the border, he decorates it with elements of pattern sheets. Inside,
several ‚Burda' magazines are offered for free and a tailor helps
the people to sew objects and applications out of pieces of fabric.
Bernardo Giorgi creates his fashion by re-modeling city districts
into clothing accessiors. Thus urban neighborhoods become pouches
or collar decorations or special shirt cuffs for the visitors. The
material he uses to decorate the kiosk (plush, artificial lawn and
pattern sheets) displays enough kitsch as to compete with the visually
strong communication means of the bazaar.
Laura Cherubini
