Beyond Bodies. Four Nordic Fashion Experiments

Nordic fashion is on the rise. A new generation of designers is challenging traditional approaches to clothing by experimenting with the very essence of fashion: the human form. The exhibition presents works by four recent graduates from Nordic fashion schools: Miriam Scheller, Ruusa Vuori, Jennie Steen and Tilde Herold. The works blur the boundaries between fashion and art.
Using a mix of traditional and contemporary fashion design methods, craft techniques and materials – including pre-loved and recycled fabrics, innovative knitwear, homespun flax, insulation materials and hand-dyed silk – they create unusual shapes and hybrid forms that raise questions about heritage, identity and borders. From multiple perspectives, the works insist on room for exploration and experimentation, and the designers present an alternative future for Nordic fashion.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the National Museum and ALPHA.
Curated by Ane Lynge-Jorlén and Hanne Eide, exhibition design by Vesma Kontere McQuillan.

Photos © Ina Wesenberg.