Abstract
- Kunsthal Rotterdam will host Iris van Herpen’s Sculpting the Senses exhibition
- The retrospective showcases over 100 high fashion items, mixing style with artwork and science
- Highlights embrace items from the SS11“Crystallization” SS20 “Sensory Seas” collections
After Singapore’s ArtScience Museum, Kunsthal Rotterdam would be the subsequent museum to host Iris van Herpen’s Sculpting the Senses exhibition. Devoted to the groundbreaking work of Dutch dressmaker Iris van Herper, this main retrospective, initially conceived by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, has traveled internationally since its preliminary run from 2023.
The showcase will function over 100 of van Herper’s most iconic creations, providing guests an immersive expertise that bridges style, modern artwork, design and science.
Notable items embrace the SS20 Labyrinthine Robe, the Hypnosis Pace Prime from FW11 and the FW11 Skeleton Gown, to call a couple of. By way of multisensory installations and a dynamic exhibition design, the retrospective invitations audiences to discover the evolving relationship between clothes, the physique and the atmosphere.
Identified for her avant-garde strategy to high fashion, van Herpen seamlessly blends conventional craftsmanship with cutting-edge expertise, redefining the boundaries of style. The Dutch designer is deeply impressed by nature, with collections equivalent to “Crystallization” from SS11 and “Sensory Seas” from SS20, reflecting her fascination with natural types. The “Crystallization” assortment captures water in varied states – liquid, frozen, and vaporous – by intricate designs crafted utilizing handblown glass and laser-cut strategies. In the meantime, “Sensory Seas” attracts parallels between the human nervous system and ocean currents, utilizing translucent materials to evoke the fluidity of deep-sea life.
The exhibition additionally highlights the design’s fascination with mythology, futurism and the human physique. Impressed by Fifteenth-century painter Hieronymus Bosch’s artworks, van Herpan incorporates surreal and symbolic components into her designs, questioning the boundaries between human and animal types. Her Hypnosis gown, developed with architect Philip Beesley, makes use of laser-cut kaleidoscopic patterns to create an optical phantasm that shifts with motion, blurring the excellence between physique and garment.
Scheduled to open on September 27, Sculpting the Senses will probably be on view at Kunsthal Rotterdam’s Corridor 2 till March 1, 2026. For extra info, go to the museum’s official web site.
Kunsthal Rotterdam
Museumpark
Westzeedijk 341
3015 AA Rotterdam
Netherlands
