“And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, and how much was mine to keep.” -Kurt Vonnegut

 

Apotheosize explores the history of self and natural tendencies towards a perpetual cycle of destruction and revival. These swatches build on an emotional landscape, connecting personal symbolism with artifacts left behind- teeth, hair, bones, history...

 Taking inspiration from the Victorian Era Memento Mori trend, Apotheosize bridges memory  and materiality, integrating a perplexing array of  textiles and objects into distinctive surfaces.