Dancing as the first person on Earth, ensemble worn by Alannah Kwant. Photo: Steven Junil Park
There's more than a little philosophy in Steven Junil Park's work. He's a Korean-born Ōtautahi Christchurch-based artist and designer whose label 6x4 makes bespoke pieces using second-hand or recycled materials, and are often hand-sewn with a strong East Asian influence.
His garments have been worn in collaborations across theatre, dance and music - by the likes of Aldous Harding and for productions like the Auckland Theatre Company's Scenes from a Yellow Peril.
His work is about to be on show next week at Lower Hutt's Dowse Art Museum as part of an immersive exhibition called The Vessel which is also part of the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
He joins Kathryn to talk about the transformative nature of what we wear.
