Democracy

The zine Democracy is based on a mythical fashion collection that goes by the same name created by Duran Lantink Both the collection and the zine are examples of how art can challenge and disrupt dominant social and political discourses Lantinks collection consists of oneofakind pieces created from deadstock and thus creating new work from existing materials referring to Marcel Duchamps readymades

The pieces are documented in a series of more than 100 photographs in which the tertiary colour magenta is missing due to Lantink running out of that colour ink on his printer Despite the absence of magenta Lantink decided not to reprint the images creating a set of images that play with the viewers sense of perception

In many ways Lantinks work refers to the practice of Andy Warhol Although Warhols screen printer is not considered a machine he used screenprinting to multiply works of art Warhol also revelled in his apparent machine aesthetic noting The things I want to show are mechanical Machines have fewer problems Id like to be a machine wouldnt youWarhol quoted in David Bourdon Warhol Harry N Abrams Inc New York 1989 p 140

Duran Lantink is a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam Having studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Sandberg Instituutgraduating from the latter in 2017Lantinks playful inclusive vision for the future of sustainable fashion has already seen him shortlisted for the 2019 LVMH Prize With his innovative approach to upcycling Lantinks zerowaste philosophy uses preloved garments and deadstock fabrics to create fashion as agendasetting as it is ethical

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80 pages
297 x 21 cm ills colour
ISBN 9789493146914

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