Printemps/été 2000

This essay explores the intersection of fashion and art through Helmut Lang’s work and my own creative practice. It examines Lang’s innovative approach to fashion design and his transition to art, highlighting how his work blurred disciplinary boundaries. Focusing on Lang’s sculptural series make it hard (2010–13) and my own recently completed sculptural project Printemps/été 2000 , the essay examines how both projects transform fashion garments into sculptural objects, revealing the interplay between destruction and preservation. By exploring these material and conceptual transpositions, the essay underscores the fluidity between fashion and art. It also reflects on the evolving role of the fashion archive in the post-internet era, where digital and material archives become dynamic, creative resources, offering new ways to engage with fashion as an art form.