At the 7 July show Sympoiesis during Paris Haute Couture Week, live materials created by biodesigner Christopher Bellamy will be transformed into high fashion. The breathable tubing contains bioluminescent algae capable of movement, respiration, and carbon sequestration. Research revealed that with adequate oxygen and proper light conditions, these algae can exist symbiotically with the wearer, responding to motion and warmth. A dance performance is envisioned, with the dancer becoming almost invisible while generating real-time, three-dimensional light patterns based on their movements.
The material is, in fact, alive and will be transformed into high fashion in van Herpen's 7 July show Sympoiesis, as part of Paris Haute Couture Week. Created by biodesigner Christopher Bellamy, the breathable tubing contains bioluminescent algae that move, respire and sequester carbon.
With enough oxygen and the right balance of light and dark, they can exist in symbiosis with the wearer, lighting up in response to movement and warmth.
By May, she had imagined a dance performance for her show, in which the dancer is fully transparent, almost invisible and giving light.
The light patterns respond to her movements in real time and in three dimensions.
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