Welmoed Bosch

body - objects

I make clothes and things that look like clothes but aren't. The translation of the body into a garment is central here. My working method is grounded in a technical approach to tailoring, multidisciplinary theoretical research and a deep appreciation for the tactile qualities of clothing. By combining these different approaches, I analyze the basics of the techniques we use to dress our bodies.

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    • Phantom bodies

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 20-01-2024 t/m 17-02-2024
    • In collaboration with: New Charlois
    • Location: Nieuw Charlois, Rotterdam
    • Solo exhibition A piece of clothing in an exhibition, disconnected from its living counterpart, can have an alienating effect. Something we live with becomes an artefact that we are only allowed to look at. Yet even in the absence of a physical body, an abstract body lies hidden within the garment. This series of textile objects plays with the phantom of the body in exhibited garments.
    • https://nieuwcharlois.nl/fantoomlijven-solotentoonstelling-welmoed-bosch-2/

    Dressing Bodies

    Other

    • 01-04-2023
    • In collaboration with: Artez University Press
    • Location: , Arnhem
    • Essay contributed to book publication 'Practicing Solidarity'. The book is expected to be published in 2024.

    Dakpark shepherd

    Other

    • 01-05-2023 t/m 01-05-2024
    • In collaboration with: Dakpark / Ministry of Knits / DutchMerino
    • Location: Dakpark, Rotterdam
    • Taking care of three sheep and pasture with a group of volunteers. Part of a project investigating the possibilities of local Dutch production of knitwear. For me personally an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what wool really is. I use a lot of wool in my tailoring. The processed wool that I buy is very far removed from its origin: the sheep. Here I learn about sheep, pasture, biodiversity, wool processing and the relationships between these things.

    Suiting the Body

    Residencies / exchange

    • 01-04-2022 t/m 30-06-2022
    • In collaboration with: Kreativzentrum EMMA
    • Location: , Pforzheim
    • Residence and exhibition where I experimented with applying the anatomical pattern drawing method that I have developed in my practice to traditional men's costume in combination with costume historical research.
    • https://www.emma-pf.de/en/welmoed-bosch/

    Lighting - Amsterdam Fashion Week

    Exhibition / presentation

    Dutch Design Week

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 16-10-2021 t/m 24-10-2021
    • Location: Section-C, Eindhoven
    • Presentation 'Dressing the Body'

    Shared Stewardship - The Linen Project

    Other

    • 16-03-2020 t/m 01-04-2025
    • In collaboration with: The Linen Project / Crafts Council / Artez
    • Location: CV De Horsterhof, Duiven
    • Shared responsibility for a flax field for the entire production chain: sowing, harvesting, combing, spinning, weaving and all steps in between. Can we as a community grow our own textiles locally again?
    • https://thelinenproject.online/the-linen-economy/shared-stewardship/

    Acknowledgments

      Scholarship

    • Kreativzentrum EMMA Pforzheim

    • 2022
      Scholarship

    • Keep an Eye Foundation - Maker seeks Maker

    • 2023
      Scholarship

    • CBK - Practical contribution

    • 2023
      Pricing

    • Shortlist threshold price

    • 2021
      Pricing

    • Class of Amsterdam Fashion Week nomination

    • 2021
      Publication

    • Dressing Bodies (expected 2024)

    • 2023
    • Essay/chapter in book
    • Artez University Press - Compiler: Danielle Bruggeman