The project is to make a few pieces of clothing in ceramic, in order to create garments or accessories that can be worn on a body and used by people. For me, working with textiles and ceramics very similar in terms of the plasticity and suppleness of the two mediums. However, clay has a potential for rigidity after firing that allows to freeze what fabric doesn't, so this is an essential point of this project, which confronts rigidity and flexibility by creating sculptural garments. This project calls on skills in the field of ceramics that I already have, and that I'll have the pleasure of sharing with the person with whom this project can take shape. We'll have to work together to create new designs linked to ceramics and the world of fashion. The pieces created could be presented at the annual KABK Fashion Show organized by the department in question in June/July 2025.
Cihan is looking for: : "I am looking for a person that have skills in the design of a garment and knowledge of a clothing over a body. It could be a fashion designer or a textile designer that could have experience in ceramic. I want a kind, honest, dynamic and patient person to collab with this project. The ceramic takes lots of time and sometimes things gone wrong with this media : break of the pieces, problem with kiln etc ... "