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BLENDSCAPES is a collaboration between fashion designer Elsien Gringhuis and photographer Tse Kao. The designs of the garments are an abstraction of the landscapes of Schiermonnikoog. Elsien Gringhuis incorporated photographs by Tse Kao of the islanders' landscapes as prints in the garments. By photographing the garments in exactly the same landscapes, they created 'BLENDSCAPES'.
"Despite the amount of visitors, you hardly feel that there are other people on the island besides you. You can move around without encountering anyone and so disappear into the landscape. That feeling prompted a series of five outfits where you literally merge into the landscape. "
'BLENDSCAPES' was created as part of the Wad & Design Symposium, Schiermonnikoog. The photographs combined with the garments were exhibited on the island in September 2016. The series was picked up by the online community and went viral. The story was covered by magazines and blogs from Russia to Indonesia to the United States.
Tse Kao (1970) is a passionate photographer based in the Netherlands.As a creative mind he has been working with composition and images all his life. After re-discovering the art of photography a few years ago Tse has been living his life through the lens since then. Tse Kao develops visual.. Read more…