The Harvest

The Harvest is a research-based workshop that invites participants to conceive and produce garments and accessories using raw plants – wild or cultivated – collected in the vicinity of Pillnitz Park & Palace. A special focus of the course will be the experimentation with straw, using different techniques, e.g. braiding, twining, spinning, crocheting, and weaving that Bruschi has explored over the years.

Nourished by theoretical and hands-on research, we will learn how to transform our harvest into wearable elements – clothing and accessories – while rediscovering the history and technical potential of plants in textile making and fashion.

The course will include both autonomous and group sessions, and our common goal will be to conceive and produce a folk costume capable of evoking the identity of the territory in which Pillnitz Park & Palace is situated. Dressed from head to toe with vegetal elements found in the surrounding landscape, the costume will try to redefine the role of folklore today, re-imagine its forms, and celebrate both its nature and its culture.

At the end of the workshop, we will showcase our dress and our explorations in the frame of a public event, the format of which (e.g. photo shooting, performance, film) will be the result of a collective decision and effort.

The Harvest will be a collaborative project guided by the spirit of sharing and transmission, where everyone will be able to learn from the others while developing individual research and bringing their own sensitivity to the project.