Here and Now Fashion Festival

A contract signed between human beings and technology: technology facilitates human communication and take their most authentic and basic communication skill away gradually at the same time.

People use mobile phones almost all the time. They check their mobile phones during work, leisure time, dining and even when walking on the street. Some research and analysis has been done that many people are willing to communicate face-to-face, but they do not know how to make other people fully understand their inner thoughts. As a result, they lose interest in communication, which nibbles away their trust in each other. And people’s ability to read and understand others’ feelings face-to-face is also weakening, so they perceive embarrassment. When they don't know what to talk about, they choose to check their phone in a bid to avoid awkward atmosphere or eye contact.

This series can be regarded as "mind reading". In the first stage: connect two people and promote two or more individuals to communicate and share emotions. In the second stage, inanimate objects, like clothes, can help people convey their feelings and messages to others, so as to achieve a better and clearer communication environment, and thus awaken people's enthusiasm for communication.

Yaqi Shi graduated from Parsons School of Design, studied Fashion (BFA program), is a New York-based designer capturing her practice through fashion design. Exploring experiments, testing variations of functions, and practicing interactive designs are her main design characteristics.