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ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

How can a textile product communicate the feeling of being on top of a mountain?
Investigating the power of textile, my goal is to create a
feeling in the environment, getting the audience involved into something that recalls
their primordial emotions. Evoking an intimate reaction: a natural sense of wonder,
purity and magnificence.
Often a certain kind of intangible emotion cannot be translated into words, that is a
way that language sort of limits us. Art and music, on the opposite side, have done
throughout the years, a great job in reflecting in a more sincere way humans
intangible feelings. Therefore, my challenge is to achieve a work able to express the
extremely complicated insight journey of rock climbing.Rather than the physical action, my investigation consider the inner art of climbing.
What is happening inside the climber’s mind and the emotions that are emerging
while experiencing it.
A “meta life”, away from the pre-occupation with the microscopic.

Annalisa Chen
Fashion Designer Roma, Italy