Die Abschiede (The Farewells) -- Acrylic on linen 2004

From the series Magic Dragon -- 50m of Pongée silk, painted with Dupont colors, pleated, steam set. Designed for 'Fashionation' performance at the Swiss National Museum, Zurich in 2002

The Gordian Knot as dress -- silk painted with Dupont colors, steam set, put over a PVC pipe.

The Gordian Knot as an object of art

Ode to Art and Dress -- Cotton cape with mutlayered applications of fabric remnants sewn on by hand, Inside: naturally died wild silk, can be worn reversible, 1974-93

The Gordian Dress (2005)

Parachute silk, painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set, folded longitudinal and transverse

Hat: Same material as dress, quiltet on hat form

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

From the series Mussaii (2004)

2004: Seven art students interpreted the Mussaii dresses in a dance at the 5th International Shibori Symposium in Melbourne

2004: Performance and videodocumentation "Was ist er...?" ("Who is he...?") by the dance company Irene K. in a dress of the Mussaii-series in Winterspelt, Germany

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From the series Mussaii (2004)

Silk painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set

Seven modular parts, to be combined as preferred and worn on top of each other

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Born from the Ashes (2002-3)

Dress: Silk painted with Dupont paint, steam set, with 1mm wide, quilted cording

Head dress: Felt, painted in the same colors

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Star Wars (2003-4)

Dress: Heavy Jersey silk, painted with natural dyes, steam set

Adornment: Silk ribbon, painted with Dupont paint, sewn to form a tube, put over a cord and nested

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Africana I

Headdress: Gunma silk, painted with Dupont paint, heated, complemented with oil paint

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Derwisch (2002-5)

Crêpe de Chine, painted in dark shades of Dupont paint, steam set, with overlong, pointed raglan sleeves

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Africana II (2002-5)

Thai silk, painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

From the series Magic Dragon (2002)

Three dresses, 50 meters Pongée silk, painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set

Designed for the show "Fashionation" 2002 at the Swiss National Museum, staged by Raphael Brand and his dance cast

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Africana III (2003-5)

Silk, in shibori-tecnique bound lappets, painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

The Gordian Dress (2005)

Parachute silk, painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set, folded longitudinal and transverse

Hat: Same material as dress, quiltet on hat form

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Adornment: wet rolled pages of a book with natural cotton threads

Last page of the completely recycled novel "Die Abschiede" ("The Farewells") by Friederike Mayröcker

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Madame Butterfly (2002-4)

Silk painted with Dupont paint, crinkled, steam set

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Flower Garden (2004-5)

Crêpe de Chine, double layered, painted with Dupont paint, steam set

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Adornment of the Librarian: Wet pages from a book, circularly torn and stringed on silver wire

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zürich

The Farewells (2004)

Dress: Acryl paint on canvas

Adornment: Pages from a book and canvas painted with acryl, cut circular, pleated and sewn on silver wire

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Africana I

Headdress: Gunma silk, painted with Dupont paint, heated, complemented with oil paint

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich

Derwisch (2002-5)

Crêpe de Chine, painted in dark shades of Dupont paint, steam set, with overlong, pointed raglan sleeves

Foto © Asy Asendorf, Zurich