LACTIC ACID
for CRAFT THE LEATHER 2018
for CRAFT THE LEATHER 2018
An old-fashioned doctor once told me that my body received “the revenge of the cow”. This referred to my heavy intake of hormone-pumped cow products as a child causing my body to be ‘larger’. Because of the undeniable impact on the climate and a worrying possibility of how much this animal has already warped my body, I imagined leather applied as nightmarish protective gear.
Leather is a byproduct of dairy and meat production, so I experimented with different grocery items, including vinegar, olive oil, coffee, milk, half&half, and heavy cream, with the most exciting results coming from plain yogurt. Since I am also a product of the cow, I reflected this used, discarded, decayed feeling into my aesthetic. These pieces become remnants of a violent vengeance grown out of leather skin.
SUMMER 2018
Leather is a byproduct of dairy and meat production, so I experimented with different grocery items, including vinegar, olive oil, coffee, milk, half&half, and heavy cream, with the most exciting results coming from plain yogurt. Since I am also a product of the cow, I reflected this used, discarded, decayed feeling into my aesthetic. These pieces become remnants of a violent vengeance grown out of leather skin.
SUMMER 2018