On the occasion of the launch of the SS23 collection, Corneliani is hosting the artistic research Unbinding Creatures by Camilla Alberti, which can be seen for the first time in Milan after the exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi - Florence.
Let’s imagine for a moment that we are stepping into a time machine. We are still in Casa Corneliani, but with a bit of imagination, we have been catapulted into the future and what we see in front of us are the relics of the present time. A large creature towers in the centre of the room; it holds within it the typical elements of the contemporary. Like explorers of the future, approaching the huge fossil, we can discover shells, branches, lichens or lignicolous fungi that, in an unlikely but authentic dance, converse with hydraulic pipes, power steering and bicycle sprockets. As in an archaeological excavation, it is essential in fashion to pay attention to detail and constantly change the point of view. Only through constant research elements and clues – never considered before – can be revealed. In sync with Camilla Alberti’s research, the brand contextualises the entire SS23 collection into the future and, alongside traditional tailoring materials (wool and silk) uses the latest generation of technical fabrics. After a visit to the production site in Mantova (Italy), the artist conceived a new ad hoc Organism (no. 25), the result of an encounter with the textile workers and the company’s waste materials. Why Matter Matters? is the title of a project conceived on the threshold between art and fashion that asks us to pay attention to Matter and the memory stored in it through a play on words. Can Matter be the key to answering Critical issues of the present?
ARTIST: Camilla Alberti