YEAR ZERO - RINASCITA

YEAR ZERO - RINASCITA IS A FORMAL INTRODUCTION INTO THE AGGRESSIVELY DELICATE UNIVERSE OF THE ELENA VELEZ BRAND AND ITS MANY MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATORS. RINASCITA IS A REDISTRIBUTION IN THE HIERARCHY BETWEEN THE BRANDS CLASSIC CONSIDERATION OF TEXTILE, BODY, AND STEEL. BORN IN A MOMENT OF COLLECTIVE ANXIETY, THE WORK CONTEMPLATES THE TENSION BETWEEN BONDAGE AND SHELTER - THE DUALITY OF BOTH SHELTER AND ENTRAPMENT.ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR YEAR ZERO - RINASCITA INCLUDE BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE, RENAISSANCE MUSES, HARLOTS OF THE BELLE EPOQUE, AND THE POMPEIAN DECLINE OF DECADENT CIVILIZATION.