ATELIER AICHA ABBADI

Gegenwarts-Werkstatt Mode: feldforschen und kuratieren [Fashion Workshop of the Present: field research and curating], Workshop, Vienna, November 2023

Ilica Investigations – Fashion Field Walk, Workshop, Zagreb, November 2023

SOFT POWER – Sicherheitsnetze und andere Fallen [Safety nets and other traps], Workshop, Cologne, 2023

WILDE GARTEN MONSTER [wild garden monsters], Workshop/Participatory Making, 2023

FASHION FIELD WALKS – Eine kritische Magazin-Werkstatt [A critical Magazine Workshop] @ KTO & MiK, 2023

GEGENWARTS-WERKSTATT MODE [FASHION WORKSHOP OF THE PRESENT] @ S.O.S. – Schools of Sustainability, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2021/2022

ELEVATED POLITICS, Boxed Edition, 2021

TODAY'S POLLUTION, TOMORROW'S DIAMONDS – FASHION PEOPLE OFF THE RECORD, Book, 2020

DFS FACE MASKS, Objects/Collection, 2020

DFS FAN MERCH, Collection, 2019

DEEP FASHION STATE OF MIND: An Awakening, Artist Book, 2019/2020

SOCIAL SEWING, Workshop/Participatory Making, 2019/2020

OUTDOOR UPCYCLING HACKATHON, Workshop/Participatory Making, 2019

AUTHENTIC FASHION PRODUCTS !, Installation/Workshop, 2018

THE OBSERVATORY, Immersive Installation, 2017

UNIQUE FORMS OF DISCARDED IDEAS, Collection, 2016

BOCCIONI LEG, Material/Form Study, 2016

THE RAG TRADE, Installation, 2016

THE SELF - MADE KING, Fashion Tale, 2015

RUBBER REPORT, Collection, 2014 ^{photo Sebastian Henkel for Bullet Mag}

about

Aïcha Abbadi
*1993, G.D. Luxembourg
lives and works in Berlin (DE)

Fashion | a. a system of social relations | b. a device for poetic expression | c. an existential smokescreen

critique, discuss, suggest, act | form collectives and cooperations | teach your skills locally | focus on the periphery | swap, repair, remake, support

Through theory and practice, Aïcha Abbadi explores fashion's boundaries and reflects on the discipline itself: its narrative potential and poetry, the industry's complex social relations, its ethical and environmental shortcomings as well as its optimism, dedication and potential solutions. Interested in niche fashion practices and alternative ways of making and being in fashion, she considers these contributions to be essential for a shift in perspective that interrupts fashion's main narratives.
She is also invested in neighborhood initiatives in Berlin that create shared community spaces and foster active participation, for creative, culturally and socially diverse environments.
Alongside these, from 2020-2022, she has assisted with research for contemporary art editions project ARS PUBLICATA, initiated by Schellmann Art, Munich. She has also enjoys gardening with others in a local community garden.

PRESENTATIONS

2023 – Teacher Training – 'Field Walk – Konsumorte als künstlerische Ressource' [Field Walk – Consumption spaces as artistic resource]', Fachtag zu Strategien in der Kulturellen Bildung 'Wie umgehen mit dem Klimawandel?' [Conference for strategies in cultural education 'How to deal with climate change?'], 19.09.2023, MiK Jugendkunstschule + Schönhauser Allee Arcaden, Berlin (DE)

2022 – Panel Talk – 'Zero Waste – Kunst und Wissen; Future Fashion - fair und nachhaltig? [Zero Waste – Art and Knowledge; Future Fashion – fair and sustainable?]', 19.10.2022, URANIA, Berlin (DE)

2021 – Panel Talk – 'Training for co-creation: Alternative narratives for a post-crisis world', Responsible Fashion Series: Can Fashion Save the World?, Online (BE)

2021 – Elevated Politics – boxed editions in collaboration with Julia Bajanova, Fashion Positions, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin (DE)

2021 – Problematising Fashion: Culture, Society & Meritocracy, Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design (UK) Online Session

2021 – This is an Intervention, State of Fashion (NL) Online Exhibition

2021 – Panel Talk – Future Scenarios for Crisis and Resilience, Design as Common Good – Framing Design through Pluralism and Social Values, Swiss Design Network, Online (CH) Conference

2021 – Panel Talk – Whataboutery 03: 'fashion against capitalism', State of Fashion, Online (NL)

2019 – Deep Fashion State of Mind book release, The Publisher, Berlin (DE)

2018 – Where are we now? Authorship in Design #2, Designtransfer, Berlin (DE) MA Graduate Exhibition

2018 – Searching for the New Luxury, Musis, Arnhem (NL) Conference & Exhibition

2013-2018 – Rundgang, University of the Arts Berlin (DE) Annual Open House

2017 – At the limits of perception and cognition, Schillerpalais, Berlin (DE) Group Exhibition

2013-2017 – Annual fashion show of the University of the Arts Berlin, various locations

2016 – The End of Fashion, Massey University, Wellington (Aotearoa NZ) Conference & Exhibition

2015 — KANAAN Food x Fashion x Music Fusion, Willner Brauerei, Berlin (DE) Intercultural/Interdisciplinary Event

EDUCATION

ongoing – why, what for and how, the world and its inhabitants

2018 – MA Design (Interdisciplinary), University of the Arts Berlin

2016 – BA Design (Fashion), University of the Arts Berlin