Yuqi Zhang

Loofah cracks

Class of: 2024

Major: Fashion Design BFA

Medium: Loofah sponges, safety pins

Faculty: Eva Perez de Vega

Space / Materiality

Prompt: Designing with the senses for a changing climate

Nature and human are united together. So if there is a cracks on environment, people will also be involved and affected. The loofah from nature represents the breakdown of the natural environment, attaching it to the human body reflects the symbiotic relationship between the two.

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