Issey Miyake SS24 PFW
Grasping the Formless
NÉMO FLOURET X ICTUS ENSEMBLE
‘2024 S/S collection of ISSEY MIYAKE is Grasping the Formless.
Collaborating with designer Satoshi Kondo and his team, we created a series of suspended pleated paper membranes that pulse and move in rhythm with the show. This art piece, composed of natural washi fibers mixed with clay, brings a different perspective to the collection's theme of "grasping the formless" and creates a synergistic effect with the collection.
Kondo commented, "These washi papers act like membranes that react to their surroundings, as if they are conversing with and responding to someone moving around them. The resulting flow of air, sound waves, humidity, and even human emotions are conveyed."
This installation, which exudes a fleeting lightness, ultimately reflects the relationship between a piece of cloth and the person wearing it. The dynamic movement was further enhanced by a live performance by the Belgian orchestra Ictus and the poetic choreography of Nemo Flouret.’
Yoshihisa Tanaka, Yoshiko Tanigawa
Client
ISSEY MIYAKE INC.
Director
Kondo Satoshi
Installation concept and design
Yoshihisa Tanaka, Yoshiko Tanigawa
Music creation and interpretation
Ictus Ensemble
Choreography and staging
Némo Flouret
Performers
Hugo Abraham (double bass), Chryssi Dimitriou (flute), Synne Elve Enoksen, Audrey Merilus, Jean-Luc Plouvier (keyboard), Jean-Baptiste Portier, Margarida Ramalhete, Primoz Sukic (guitar), Aure Wachter
Location
Paris
Period
Sep 2023
Runway looks
Frédérique Dumoulin-Bonnet
Details / Show images
Olivier BacoStyling
Brian Molloy
Sound design
Ofer Smilansky
Casting
Midland Casting
Set design
Jean-Philippe
Paper factory
Awagami Factory
Production
Back of the House
