IKEBANA

The starting point for creating this collection was
one of the oldest and most beautiful holiday
celebrations - women creating and decorating
bouquets of wheat and flowers, carrying them to
religious services. It is one of the most ancient
celebrations of the 'Mother of God' - originally a
pagan holiday in which Mother Earth receives
gratitude for the wellness it delivers. In this
collection I wanted to go deeper and analyse how
old traditions are being swallowed and adapted by
current ones.

The flowers which originally symbolize life, carried by women, are slowly evolving into decay. I wanted to use different techniques that are heavily connected to Feminine Handcraft, which I see as a non-verbal language women use to communicate with each other over generations.

I believe that regardless of the technique, what unites them is the arduous process of a thread tearing through different weaves and braiding together the story of our passing. It was important for me to look for simple forms and create a world of ancient female vocabulary, evolving from one to the other.

Photgraphy: Wiktor Malinowski