There are now so many clothes in the world that the next six generations can be clothed with them. The disastrous consequences of the fashion and textile industry are obvious: massive overproduction, polluted rivers, metre-high mountains of garment waste and CO2 emissions greater than air and shipping combined. Yet the fashion industry is running at full speed and the race to the bottom continues unabated.
Tegenlicht follows four pioneers on their mission to improve the unruly clothing industry. They work on more sustainable textiles, transparent chains, more social policies at major brands and fairer advertising.
During the State of Fashion x VPRO Tegenlicht Meet-up: ‘Out of the Clothes’, we will show excerpts from the Tegenlicht broadcast and engage in conversation with the co-curators, interlocutors of the State of Fashion Biennial. In addition, Lara Wolters, MEP, will also join the conversation.
State of Fashion 2024: Ties that Bind highlights creative practices in fashion, textiles and contemporary art from the global South. How do makers from the global South deal with colonial legacies embedded in clothing and fabrics? How do designers develop passed traditions and deal with the pressing issues of our time?
Rooted in the universal intimacy of textiles, Ties that Bind seeks to strengthen the kinship and connection between global practices and share the powerful human stories woven into what we wear.
