Vivid touch, warm yet distant
For how long do you remember the smell of someone,
When did you notice you have forgotten?
And how fast it all flashes in a sensorial trigger, abstracted yet confining.
After all it was only a memory,
both recollecting the past and projecting to a newer reach.
A future memory and a past premonition.
That limbo
A timeframe that can be considered a double nostalgia.
Nostalgia is always prone to decision making
even if the outcome is stepping out from it.
It reminds you of what you want, what is next and what you once had.
That is how we've realized it's a memory
even when generationally speaking, we consciously lost sight from it.
LISBOA FASHION WEEK
October 2023
Development and Concept
Ivan Hunga Garcia
Production:
Moda Lisboa
The Communication Studio
Main Material investigations:
Scoby in-house production
Hydroponic grass and microgreens
Bio Resin, Gelatin based
Fabric from dead stock sourcing:
Cotton Velvet
Grey washed canvas
Shoes:
Hydroponic garden Sandals and slippers
Second hand heels
Banda sonora:
“Memória botânica” by Xexa, xexarecords
Venue:
Galeria Monumental, Lisbon
Modelos:
Nash
Marianne, Aufstand Team
Diana XL
Kacper, Central Models
Liliana Garcia
Sompa, Dabanda managment
Ivvi Romão, Central Models
Maquilhagem:
Atelier Antonia Rosa
Cabelo:
420. Bombshell
Griffehairstyle
Partners:
Aquela Kombucha
The Communication Studio
Paulo Miguez Arquitectos
Zona B On the threshold that crosses Fashion and art, but also embraces science, Ivan Hunga Garcia develops a 'ready-to-seed' approach in which each piece is created from molds that are composed and then sown, respecting their seasonality and ephemerality.
The concept is based on an experimental concept that is a reflection of the four seasons and their botanical properties.
“A collection of seven typical characters represents the new generation of the Neohominidae community, promoting the design and anthropological reassessment of their daily rituals.
The plot spreads in homage to predecessors and historical heritage within codes and visual studies”, says Ivan Hunga Garcia about the collection.
Seasonal limits are explored as drivers of creativity that expands as it gains contours defined by time and space and thus transforms ephemeral objects into works of art that go beyond their materiality in the form of memories.
Ivan Hunga Garcia
Production:
Moda Lisboa
The Communication Studio
Main Material investigations:
Scoby in-house production
Hydroponic grass and microgreens
Bio Resin, Gelatin based
Fabric from dead stock sourcing:
Cotton Velvet
Grey washed canvas
Shoes:
Hydroponic garden Sandals and slippers
Second hand heels
Banda sonora:
“Memória botânica” by Xexa, xexarecords
Venue:
Galeria Monumental, Lisbon
Modelos:
Nash
Marianne, Aufstand Team
Diana XL
Kacper, Central Models
Liliana Garcia
Sompa, Dabanda managment
Ivvi Romão, Central Models
Maquilhagem:
Atelier Antonia Rosa
Cabelo:
420. Bombshell
Griffehairstyle
Partners:
Aquela Kombucha
The Communication Studio
Paulo Miguez Arquitectos
Zona B
The concept is based on an experimental concept that is a reflection of the four seasons and their botanical properties.
“A collection of seven typical characters represents the new generation of the Neohominidae community, promoting the design and anthropological reassessment of their daily rituals.
The plot spreads in homage to predecessors and historical heritage within codes and visual studies”, says Ivan Hunga Garcia about the collection.
Seasonal limits are explored as drivers of creativity that expands as it gains contours defined by time and space and thus transforms ephemeral objects into works of art that go beyond their materiality in the form of memories.