Fashionclash pop up atelier 2023

The FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Atelier is a recurring interactive and temporary workshop space for young adults and teenagers (ages 8–30), located on the third floor of Centre Céramique in Maastricht.

For the 2023 edition, the Pop-Up Atelier featured a creative program with workshops focused on different aspects of fashion – from hands-on making to raising awareness about fashion in relation to social issues. This edition opened during Museumnacht Maastricht on Friday 19 April 2023. The final results of the making workshops were later used in the photography and video workshops and were exhibited at Centre Céramique during the FASHIONCLASH Festival in Maastricht (17-19 November 2023).

Between Friday 19 April and Sunday 9 June 2023, visitors could take part in a series of creative workshops, including:

  • Making workshops

  • Photography workshop

  • Video workshop

  • Upcycling & Mending

  • TexTiles

Making workshops

During these sessions, participants were guided by fashion designers and encouraged to explore ideas around identity by creating an alter ego through clothing. There was space to try out different techniques like sewing, handcrafts, and upcycling.

Photography & Video workshops

In the photography workshop, participants worked with a photographer to capture the garments created in the making workshops through still imagery. In the video workshop, participants explored how to tell the story behind their creations using moving images.

Upcycling & Mending workshops

In the photography workshop, participants worked with a photographer to capture the garments created in the making workshops through still imagery. In the video workshop, participants explored how to tell the story behind their creations using moving images.

These workshops taught participants how to give damaged garments a second life. Using simple embroidery and patch-making techniques, they learned how to creatively mend and refresh their old sweaters, jeans, or shirts.

Participants could bring their own clothing, or choose from a selection of secondhand items collected via RD4 Reinigingsdiensten.

FASHIONCLASH campagne 2023

The results from the atelier didn’t just inspire the campaign, they became the campaign. The visuals and ideas created during the workshops shaped everything you see in the 2023 FASHIONCLASH campaign. The work from the workshops was directly used for the campaign, making it a true co-creation between makers and the community.

Photography by: Laura Knipsael

TexTiles

TexTiles was a community art project in which participants expressed their view or vision of Europe by creating a textile tile. Each tile (40 x 40 cm) matched the dimensions of the tiles at Plein 1992 – the square in front of Centre Céramique, named after the Maastricht Treaty.

The goal was to create as many TexTiles as possible and eventually cover parts of Plein 1992 with these personal textile statements. Each tile told a story, reflected an opinion, or shared a hope about Europe.

TexTiles was a collaboration between FASHIONCLASH, Centre Céramique, Maastricht Museum, and Studio Europa.