spirit are you there..?

Spirit, are you there..?

monika drápalová X františek matoušek

When I first saw František's pictures, the damaged material spoke to me. His technique goes deep, down to the essence. The pictures and faces that emerge from the fabric are like apparitions from another world. 

I have spent a long time thinking about how to make clothing reflect the soul. And working with František has give me the chance to try...

A report on the death of things

I am fascinated by fabrics. Warp and weft: such a simple concept and so many possibilities. They may make different patterns, but they are always interwoven and fit together. Thus do they prepare a surface for me, into which I delve with my tailor's scissors in order to create a space. A space intended for man.
But what happens when the warp abandons the weft? The structure of the fabric falls apart, the surface loses its integrity, and a hole is created. We can throw it away or seize the opportunity to see the naked truth of the death of things; to delve deeper into realisation and find a fragile beauty. 

photo@salimissa, jiříhroník,elle,designblok