"The piece imagines a future where bees are no longer victims of human actions, but thriving participants in a balanced ecosystem once again," she explains. Through fashion, Partelpoeg offers a powerful reflection on ecology that is as visually captivating as it is weighty in meaning. Knitwear, like so many materials, can transcend fabric and become a canvas for urgent messages. How do you envision the relationship between fashion and nature, and the future they might share?
FAQ
What is Alice Potteloigne's The Hum Between project?
A knitwear art project developed in collaboration with Dior during her IFM knitwear master's program, spotlighting the fragile reality of bees suffering from intensive agriculture and chemicals. Inspired by Sara Mapelli's bee performance, it carries a message of human-bee coexistence.
What is Sara Mapelli's bee performance?
A spiritual performance where thousands of live bees cover her entire body, expressing sublime trust and coexistence between humans and bees. Alice Potteloigne drew profound inspiration from this performance to create The Hum Between knitwear pieces.
What are the design characteristics of The Hum Between dress?
The silhouette evokes countless bees softly enveloping the body, gradually dispersing along a deeply carved open-back line. It simultaneously expresses the movement and fragility of bees while symbolizing a thriving future for bees within a balanced ecosystem.
