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Cyani X Soma
As human being we all have some sort of identity that differentiates us from one another. What we all have in common though is that we all have a body. Our bodies are unique to one another. The scars we look at from memorable events. The way our skin stretches as we age. The way we all come in different shades, heights, and sizes. Our body is a vessel that carriers us from place to place throughout our life. For this collection I am focused on revealing the true nature of vegetable tanned leather and how it can be subtly manipulated. These pieces were made with the intention of showing the naturalness of the leather. In my process I stained the leather with wood stain to reveal the stretch marks from the skin. This stain revealed that this skin has an age. My process started from experimentation on the skin in its most natural state and develop it from there. Our bodies naturally have curves and are non symmetrical. The shapes that I created are a representation of the curves our body has inside and out. The closures are a representation of how our body holds in our souls. Soma is your body in its complete wholeness. This collection was inspired by the time I spent during an international design experience in Italy this past summer. The collection will be shown at an International exhibition in Milan Italy and Tokyo Japan.
