The future of fashion: Diana Scherer
This film has been realised by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in relation to the exhibition 'Fashioned from Nature' in which Diana Scherer was taking part.
Scherer explores the relationship of man versus his natural environment. Through her installations she examines the boundaries between plant culture and nature. What does “natural” mean in the Anthropocene and is man not also nature or a parasitic species on the rest of his environment? For the past few years her fascination has been focused on the dynamics of underground plant parts. She has been captivated by the root system, with its hidden, underground processes. Her longterm project Exercises in Rootsystem Domestication originated as an art project with an intuitive approach has also developed into an innovative material research. Working on this project Scherer shifts between disciplines, from design to art, craft and science. To develop the work she collaborate together with biologists, engineers and designers. Her practice encompasses photography, material research, plant root-weaving and sculpture.
Represented by: Galerie Caroline O'Breen