Identity + Refuge - experimental catwalk




Lucy Orta, 1995-1996

Materials: Experimental catwalk in collaboration with the Salvation Army Paris and New York, as a result of workshops conducted with the residents of the Cité de Refuge in Paris.

Concept
Working collectively with residents of the Cité de Refuge in Paris, over a period of four months, a small group designed and manufactured outfits made from the second-hand clothing that had been donated to the thrift store. As the residents had explained, one of their greatest losses, along with their homes, was their sense of identity in a city that had no place for them. They felt isolated, and missed feeling productive and creative.

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