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MOLAGE
| AMFI, THE NETHERLANDS
In this project, I have chosen my inspiration from a traditional craft called Mola. The Mola technique was invented and is still used by the Cuna people in Panama, San Blas. It's a reversed application technique made from many layers of fabric. Instead of building up a pattern by adding, a shape is created by taking material away. I used this as a design principle and drawn parallels to the human mind and the layers of consciousness we got.

The Cuna people and Molas
Creating shape by taking material away





Stepping into the mola
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Bland and geometrical lying flat. On the body the Mola "comes alive" revealing all the layers.
Five layers, five binding points
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Shoot


Photography: Kristin Jakubek
Model: Aron Meier

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