In one
harmonious composition of fabric, the local and global collide like elements in
time. UNKU originated from a research into how material logistics changed from
a rather linear distribution system of human interaction along the historical
Silk Road to the interconnected network of today's globalized logistics with a
focus on China's One Belt One Road project. Nowadays, knowledge and orders are
spread digitally; products are assembled in other places and then delivered to
the consumer in a contained, sealed state freezing its development.
No longer does
the physical interaction of traders, natural forces, local needs and culture
shape the product. Instead, UNKU are garments travelling through the digital
and physical network merging a globalized base standard with local crafts
taking inspiration from Istanbul's horizontal economy of symbiotic, independent
specialists dividing a production within their community. Ultimately, the user
becomes the carrier experiencing and materializing a journey.
Part of Stigmergy Family Studio
Exhibited at Istanbul Biennale 2018 and at TAC, Eindhoven 2018
Part of Stigmergy Family Studio
Exhibited at Istanbul Biennale 2018 and at TAC, Eindhoven 2018