Staub zu Staub
2024 I CIRCULAR WEEK TIROL
AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN COSTS AND UNSEEN POTENTIALS OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
production
curatorial concept and implementation, textile waste installation, public sheep shearing intervention, keynote talk, workshop facilitation
in collaboration with
WEI SRAUM. Designforum Tirol (Stefan Klausner)
commissioned by
Standortagentur Tirol
WEI SRAUM. Designforum Tirol
shown at
Reich für die Insel Art Space, Innsbruck (AT), 2024
supported by
Clemens Bernhofer DI (architect)
Burkart Schwaighofer (software)
Max Scheidl (setup)
developed during
INTRA program, University of Applied Arts Vienna
About 70 years ago, the dust in the corners of our living rooms was still an innocent entity made up of plant fibers, hair and dander. Today it consists of approximately 50% petroleum. Textile fibers make up the majority of the mass of what we fondly call Dust Bunnies: Fibers that we lose every day from the clothes we wear and the home textiles we engage with.
These furry creatures, our dust, is a testimony to our consumer behavior and equally a representation of the global production philosophy of the fashion industry. An industry that brings about products under the most questionable conditions. Products that do not last long enough but will outlast us for centuries.
The exhibition Dust to Dust takes a critical look at recycling as a modern phenomenon that promises sustainable transformation, opens up spaces for imagining where the journey towards a fairer material culture in the fashion industry could take us and sheds light on simple, yet powerful methods and tools that allow us to become part of the fashion revolution ourselves.
From playful installations to critical illustrations and experiential interventions: three chapters provided tangible evidence of why we need to take a closer look if we want to achieve the paradigm shift from a linear consumption logic to truly regenerative practices within the fashion industry.
LOCAL SHEEP HERDER MAXIMILIAN STERN BROUGHT HIS HERD TO BE SHORN ON THE SQUARE IN FRONT OF THE EXHIBITION BUILDING
CARE AND REPAIR WORKSHOP AREA FOR VISITORS TO ENGAGE
THE EXHIBITION ON TWO LEVELS PROVIDED GLIMPSES INTO WOOL-CENTERED MATERIAL FUTURES ON THE UPPER FLOOR
VISITOR BATHING IN WOOL FROM THE TYROLEAN MOUNTAIN SHEEP
A STITCH 'N BITCH CORNER ALLOWS FOR COLLECTIVE REPAIR AND CAIR PRACTISES
AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION SIMULATING PLASTIC MICROFIBRE EMISSIONS FROM EVERYDAY CLOTHING
VISITORS WATCHING THE FILM FAMILIE HALLER SPINNT