Kangaeru

東アフリカの伝統布カンガから模様を切り抜き、再構成する。本来のパターンや慣習から解放された色とりどりの模様は、あるときは作家の手によって、あるときはナイロビの街かどで公開制作されるワークショップの参加者たちの手によって、新たな秩序や物語を模索し、独特で美しい形を生み出す。このような過程を経た布作品は、行商人たちに個性的に身にまとわれ、渋滞で混み合うナイロビの主要道路をキャットウォークにみたてたファッションショーで発表された。

Kangaeru is a series of works produced through cutting out and reconfiguring different patterns of kanga, very traditional textile from East Africa. The patterns in different colors are set free from their traditional arrangements and conventions, and seek out new structures and stories created by the artist, or by participants at workshops held publicly on the street. Once set free, the textiles transform into unique and beautiful patterns. The completed works were worn by street vendors and peddlers in very personal styles as part of an ad hoc fashion show held on a congested main road in Nairobi.