Welcome to the sweatshop

How do you make the complex reality behind our clothes tangible? Welcome to the Sweatshop brought together three worlds - education, theater and fashion - to offer insight into the hidden stories behind the clothes we wear daily.

Phase 1: educational clothing line

On International Repair Day, an educational clothing line formed the starting point of this project. Visitors literally stepped into the production process and discovered how clothing is made through various workstations. By pairing a hands-on experience with technical expertise, abstract industry information was transformed into immediate, tangible awareness.

Phase 2: immersive theater experience

In a second phase, an immersive theater experience brought the technical set-up to life. From unsafe working conditions to worker exploitation, child  labor, gender discrimination and environmental damage, scenes did not shy away from any malpractice.

As an expert, I made the connection between artistic expression and technical reality.