Sophistication 

"The Fragility Of Butterflies" is a visual diary, 
a story told from first-person perspective. 
It's about growing up, about  high hopes and 
yearning as well as disappointment and 
resentment. 

The title is a reference to the phrase 
„butterflies in one's stomach" which is a highly 
romanticised sensation that can come from 
euphoria and love, but also from anxiety 
and deep sadness. 

The book has been published in October 2021, 
alongside an installation shown in the 
graduate's exhibition "silver_linings" at 
Neue Schule Für Fotografie 
(new school for photography) 
in Berlin.

The Fragility Of Butterflies

This artwork in the series "Fashion Memories" explores the world of fashion collections and the emotions we have looking at particular materials and colours. Ruffles, sequins and bold shades transport our brains into a new world beyond the current situation. All fabrics used in this artwork are fashion waste collected during the production of the fashion collection samples. 
Dimensions: 70x50cm
Sequined fabric, raw cotton hand painted and arranged, acrylic paint, structure paste on thick paper board.


Fashion Memories No.2

This artwork in the series "Fashion Memories" explores the world of fashion collections and the emotions we have looking at particular materials and colours. Ruffles, sequins and bold shades transport our brains into a new world beyond the current situation. All fabrics used in this artwork are fashion waste collected during the production of the fashion collection samples. 
Dimensions: 70x50cm
Sequined fabric, raw cotton hand painted and arranged, acrylic paint, structure paste on thick paper board. 

Fashion Memories No.1

"Deconstructed Dreams" captures the dreamy and not-real world which appeals to us from the fashion magazines every time. Fashion evokes emotions and sensations and we wish to escape to this surreal reality and feel better and beautiful. Holographic fabric used in this artwork changes its colours depending on the light conditions and metaphorical ruffles play with our perception in a subtle and feminine way.    
Dimensions: 80x60cm
Holographic Fabric, acrylic paint on canvas

Deconstructed Dream

In the artwork "Black Leather" in the series "Fashion Memories" I am working with waste which comes from one interior store. The artificial leather piece is a swatch of the furniture collection. Using this piece of leather and decontextualizing it from its purpose I draw attention to the core matter of this piece and create a new reality based on the fashion memories collected in the fashion magazines. 
Dimensions: 50x50cm
Canvas, artificial leather, acrylic paint and special mix paint (wall paint with structure paste)

Black Leather

This artwork is named after a dress which was designed and produced in a fashion collection. The shapes of the fabric swatches are given through the process of cutting out the pattern of the dress on the electric blue fabric. The swatches are arranged in the special order evoking memories of the ancient pieces found. Thus the fashion waste finds new purpose and appreciation. 
This artwork is 70x70cm on canvas. 

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