Once again, the Amarte Fund and FASHIONCLASH joined forces to offer artists from different disciplines the opportunity to experiment with fashion and present new work. From an open call, three artists were selected and paired with fashion designers to collaboratively develop and present new creations.Discover three new installations / performances where fashion clashes with poetry, classical music and performance art.
All three collaborations presented their outcomes as installations at Jan van Eyck Academy, activated through live performances. EMIRHAKIN × David Siepmanalso participated in The Clash House showcase.
EMIRHAKIN × David Siepman presented 'Once it's a memory, it's too late', a work that moves through the architecture of breath and denial, unfolding the erotics of nostalgia through leakage, residue, and the refusal of closure. Memory edges toward form but never arrives—it swells, flickers, withholds. The body, under pressure, does not break but contours, absorbs, and distorts, organizing itself around latency: tension without release, sensation without clarity.
Merel van Slobbe × David Paulus explored contradiction through 'CONTRAST', a multidisciplinary installation examining how contrast and transformation manifest through image, body, and sound. The work unfolds as a dialogue where intimate audio fragments meet physical objects, inviting reflection on the contradictions that exist within yourself and in relation to others—not as a finished story, but as an open invitation to embody, listen to, and celebrate tension and change.
Natálie Kulina × Alyne Li created 'Numina', a performative installation that allows visitors to step into an unfamiliar world, exploring themes of alienation, boundaries, and intercultural and interpersonal dialogue. Encounters with a being inhabiting the installation space provoke questions: Should our worlds be left separate, sacred, and untouched, or should we try to find a common language? Do we give in to curiosity? How entitled do we feel to others' spaces, cultures, and traditions? 'Numina' challenges visitors to wonder about the meaning of collectivity in experiencing and making art.
Photos by Mitch van Schijndel