Polish Culture
2021 Print
Series of three booklets demonstrating each grid system: Manuscript, Columnar, and Deconstructed. Collectively they function as field guides to a diverse range of topics providing introductory information in the first book, distinguishing characteristics in the second, then alternative subtext in the third booklet.
Polish Culture, explores the significance of traditional polish costumes for Poland. The booklets explore different regional costumes, specifically the female costumes, and later focuses on how theses colorful clothing kept the nation’s culture alive throughout the hardship.
The booklets include patterns and ‘paper doll inspired illustrations, complemented with embroidery squares to highlight the method that most of these costumes were sewed. The use of highly decorative elements create a folklore and pattern inspired books.
“It is our duty to maintain and take care of folk costumes because it is one of our nation’s identity. which is the way our national self-confidence distinguishes us from other Nations. It is important to highlight the inherent because it makes us truly valuable in this vast and varied world. I think that the traditional costumes turn out to have gained more importance in the current days. They are no more just an identity; they have become a bridge, joining people with the uniqueness of their heritage.”
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