syncretism
سِنكرتزم
This thesis is a deep exploration of ‘syncretism’, a concept that refers to the creation of an entirely new culture, religion or aspect of society through the amalgamation of different cultures. This concept has shaped the uniqueness of Pakistani culture which has been a melting pot for Indian, Persian, Afghan, South Asian, Western Asian and European influences.
I aspire to implement the idea of fusing disparate ideas, constructs and materials in my work, to reignite the successful hybridity ofour past and innovate our present.
SKETCHES
'YAADEIN' (MEMORIES)
My collection is named Yaadein which is Urdu for ‘memories’. my own personal experience of growing up between multiple polarizing cultures (US/Pakistan) and ultimately losing sight of my roots is a story that rings true for so many. Though my collection has strong flavorful influences from South Asia, namely Pakistan. The collection is a celebration of rich heritage and multiple identities, giving permission to the audience to acknowledge that the different stories within us are not mutually exclusive.
یادیں
PRINT DESIGN
I created these PRINTED on Adobe illustrator by manipulating found images of things that influenced my collection such as, mangoes, marigolds and Mughal art. I incorporated these prints into the designs of my collection.
FINAL HAND-SKETCHED LINEUP WITH PHOTOSHOPPED PRINTS
یادیں
The materiality is significant in expressing the ‘amalgamation’ of cultures as it’s almost a collage of eastern handicrafts on a more traditional ‘American’ canvas of denim.
The mood-board depicts examples of patterns, architecture sounds and colors that influenced the design.
Textile Design Exploration
These were new textile skills and techniques that I learned and put into practice through these experiments. I explored many different Shibori methods ranging from stitch resist to block resist and binding. I created swatches of different natural dyes, fiber reactive dyes, silk acid dye and indigo dye after learning the entire unique processes of dyeing different fibers. On some of them I tried soy wax resist patterns and I also created mud pigments mixed with soy milk to hand paint onto fabric (bottom left).
from research I learned that indigo originated in india, so I researched indian workwear as silhouette inspiration as denim used to be worn as workwear
PRINT DESIGN FOR DENIM PROJECT
TEXTILE DESIGN FOR DENIM PROJECT
TEXTILE DEVELOPMEMENT FOR THE PROJECT
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