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Art Walks The Runway 2016

Art Walks The Runway 2016

My work transforms ordinary materials—paper, plastic, tubing, plexiglass—into delicate forms that move between garment and installation.

Through a process of weaving, layering, and reconstruction, the discarded becomes precious, the rigid softens, and matter begins to shift into something unexpected. Rooted in a textile language, each element is treated as a thread—part of a larger system of connection and transformation.

The work exists between body and space. Garments extend into environments, and installations echo the presence of the body. Past and future intersect through reimagined structures, revealing something timeless beneath the surface.

Inspired by nature, these forms carry the language of becoming—butterflies, organic patterns, and fragile systems in constant transformation.

Each piece is both a presence and a passage.

fashion installation art, recycled materials
 fashion installation art, recycled materials, plastic, electrical tape
fashion installation art, recycled materials, paper
fashion installation art, recycled materials, red foam, plastic table spoons
fashion installation art, recycled materials, tissue paper
fashion installation art, recycled materials, butterflies
fashion installation art, recycled materials, irrigation tubes
fashion installation art, recycled materials, plaxiglass
fashion installation art, recycled materials, hair

© 2019 Mariapia Malerba
 

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