EFFUGIUM

EFFUGIUM

IN THE "EFFUGIUM" CLOTHING COLLECTION, I COMBINE THREADS RELATED TO MENTAL EXPERIENCES (TRAUMA, DISSOCIATION) WITH MOTIFS TAKEN FROM THE FILM REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. “EFFUGIUM” IS A LATIN WORD THAT MEANS ESCAPE. THE TITLE OF THE COLLECTION REFERS TO A DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE, WHICH IS CAUSED BY TRAUMA AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY TEMPORARY AMNESIA, ESCAPE FROM REALITY AND SETTING OUT ON A LONG JOURNEY, LEAVING BEHIND WHAT IS KNOWN. THE "EFFUGIUM" COLLECTION IS AN ESCAPE FROM ESCAPE, AN ATTEMPT TO CONFRONT PAIN AND THE IMAGE OF WHAT WE HIDE DEEP INSIDE US.