begüm sekendiz boré ©

2012-02-01T01:24:00.013Z

AMERICAN RECYCLING / BLAIR WITCH REDUX

wood ↣ paper ↣ wood

please consider the environment before printing this visual

LEFT ABOVE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT SYMBOL LEFT BELOW RAF SIMONS REDUX, ARTWORK. MIDDLE RAF SIMONS NEW YEAR CARD DESIGN BY TOM TOSSEYN RIGHT BLAIR WITCH PROJECT FILM POSTER. BEGÜM BORÉ

2012-01-26T23:09:00.007Z

HEIR APPARENT

J +M = J W

LEFT.. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, COLLAGE, 2009. ( JAMIE BOCHERT BY LEIGH JOHNSON - MARCEL CASTENMILLER BY MATTHEW STONE ).... RIGHT J.W ANDERSON A/W 2012 PREVIEW

2012-01-22T23:54:00.017Z

HEIRLOOM

EXTENSIONS OF MARTIN MARGIELA

LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA A/W 2007-2008 RIGHT RAF SIMONS A/W 2012-2013. BEGÜM BORÉ

2012-01-13T05:35:00.005Z

MEMORIAL

( HUNTING TROPHY )

let me take you down

LEFT ARTIST GÜNTHER GITTERMANN, PORTRAIT. RIGHT JIL SANDER S/S 2008 CAMPAIGN, WILLY VANDERPERRE. BEGÜM BORÉ

2012-01-05T16:16:00.022Z

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR !

WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED !

'' USING THE COLOURS AND FABRICS THAT MIRRORED THE ELEGANCE OF THE EMIRATES BRAND,

THE SIMON JERSEY TEAM

INTRODUCED NEW CUTS AND DETAIL TO IMPROVE THE LOOK AND COMFORT OF ALL ELEMENTS OF THE UNIFORM "

LEFT RAF SIMONS A/W 03/04... RIGHT THE NEW EMIRATES UNIFORM DESIGNED BY THE SIMON JERSEY TEAM.

NEXT UP AIR FRANCE !

2012-01-04T16:06:00.019Z

NOUVEAU CHRISTIANISME

SELON

SAINT SIMON

Reprenant les principes moraux du Christianisme, cette nouvelle religion, considérée plutôt comme un nouveau code moral, doit être philanthropique et devenir le fondement spirituel de la société : « aimez votre prochain comme vous-même » et « les Hommes doivent se regarder comme frères » Pour en finir avec les guerres, l'intolérance, l'égoïsme ,les inégalités, les injustices, et l'obscurantisme, Saint-Simon propose un changement de société. Il préconise une société fraternelle dont les membres les plus compétents (industriels, scientifiques, artistes, intellectuels, ingénieurs…) auraient pour tâche d'administrer la France le plus économiquement possible, afin d'en faire un pays prospère, où règneraient l'esprit d'entreprise, l'intérêt général et le bien commun, la liberté, l'égalité et la paix. Le Saint-Simonisme est parfois considéré comme la pensée fondatrice de la société industrielle française. Begüm Boré

__________________

2012-01-02T06:21:00.012Z

VIRGINIA CREEPER 2.0 VERSION DIOR (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

ECDYSIS

(SHEDDING OF THE CUTICULA)

ABOVE TOP LEFT RAF SIMONS A/W 2002 VIRGINIA CREEPER COLLECTION TOP RIGHT WOLFGANG TILLMANS, RED COAT, 1992. BOTTOM LEFT JIL SANDER A/W 2012 QUILTED COAT SHOT BY KEVIN FOORD BOTTOM RIGHT CHRISTIAN DIOR CHERRY QUILTED COAT. BELOW LEFT CHRISTIAN DIOR CHERRY QUILTED COAT BELOW RIGHT RAF SIMONS A/W 2002 VIRGINIA CREEPER COAT. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-12-28T02:29:00.005Z

Checkmate

ON THE CHESSBOARD FOR ANGELS

LEFT CHRISTIAN DIOR CAMPAIGN , 1967 /// RIGHT RAF SIMONS WHITE SHIRT BEHIND CHESS PIECES; PHOTOGRAPHY AMANDA DE SIMONE....STYLING MARIKO OUCHI.... I.T POST MAGAZINE S/S 2009 ISSUE 5. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-12-25T18:44:00.036Z

" WE NEVER THOUGHT OF A CHECKED FUTURE, A WORLD OF BEAUTY AND REASON.

ONCE THE BLACK FRAME WAS REMOVED FROM TABLE TOPS, THERE ONLY REMAINED A CHESSBOARD FOR ANGELS " *

" YOU KNOW WHO I AM " HE SAID

THE SPEAKER WAS AN ANGEL ( ICARUS ! )

HE COUGHED AND SHOOK HIS CRUMPLED WINGS

CLOSED HIS EYES AND MOVED HIS LIPS

"IT'S TIME WE SHOULD BE GOING "

( LOOK BACK IN ANGER ) **

TOP LEFT RAF SIMONS S/S 2006 ICARUS SURGIT SHOW, FLORENCE //// BOTTOM LEFT BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ, ME WEARING TOP BY JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, 2009, MUSÉE RODIN, PARIS. //// RIGHT QUADERNA TEAM. //// LAUNCHED IN 1970 BY SUPERSTUDIO IN FLORENCE, QUADERNA WAS SENT IN FOR PRODUCTION IN 1971 BY ZANOTTA. IN 1969, ADOLFO NATOLINI AND CRISTIANO TORALDO, THE FOUNDERS OF SUPERSTUDIO WERE WORKING ON HISTOGRAMS - OBJECTS CONSTRUCTED ON A SPATIAL GRID MADE OF PERPENDICULAR LINKS THAT COULD BE ADJUSTED TO SUIT ANY SCALE, RANGING FORM DESIGN TO TOWN PLANNING. SUPERSTUDIO FIRST THOUGHT OF A SINGLE CHECKED TOP WITH LEGS THAT COULD TURN INTO TABLE, SLEEPING SPACE, CHAIR, BED, BENCH, WARDROBE OR STOOL. HENCE THE BIRTH OF A UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE FAMILY OF FURNISHING ITEMS, AN ICON BASED ON REGULAR GEOMETRICAL SHAPES COATED WITH CHECKED WHITE LAMINATE. ZANOTTA.IT......

* SUPERSTUDIO MEMBERS.. * *DAVID BOWIE

2011-12-20T05:00:00.006Z

MAKE ROOM

(FOR RAF SIMONS)

LEFT TO RIGHT // CHANEL S/S 2012 READY TO WEAR // FAD GADGET MAKE ROOM 7" VINYL COVER, 1981 // RAF SIMONS S/S 2007 // CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2012 READY TO WEAR. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

NEVER MEET YOUR FANS, YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-12-14T06:09:00.007Z

annex

RIGHT TILDA SWINTON ( WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN SCREENCAP ) LEFT EDWARD FURLONG. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-12-13T05:07:00.018Z

Mac iChat

MAIN TILDA SWINTON ( WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN SCREENCAP ) SMALL EDWARD FURLONG. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-12-06T23:15:00.007Z

PART 3

RAF SIMONS THE CAPRICORN

source : http://www.cainer.com/today/caprict.html?

2011-12-03T00:33:00.008Z

" BY THE POWER OF ETERNIA !! "

PART 2

( HE-MAN MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE)

1,2, 3, LILI REYNAUD DEWAR Some objects blackened, 2011  Burnt plinth, plaster, paper, wood, fabric, make-up // 4 RAF SIMONS A/W 2011-2012 MASTER CRAFTSMAN CUSHION . Begüm Boré

2011-12-02T21:09:00.005Z

" BY THE POWER OF ETERNIA !! "

PART 1

Begüm Boré

2011-11-24T17:27:00.025Z

left Raf Simons archives. rafsimons.com /// right Judith Hopf, Hey Produktion, film. 2003. Hey Produktion is based on Hopf's research into the legacy of the liberation movement. Linking 60s ideas of collective activity and social integration to contemporary counterparts, teamwork and self- management, Hopf questions the drive for productivity in contemporary society, and the search for mental relaxation and inner values. The film incorporates a choreographed dance routine that combines idiosyncratic movements originating from yoga, tai chi, and chorus-line dancing. (CUBITT). Begüm Boré

2011-11-21T21:17:00.014Z

TECHNO BATTLE ! GO WEAR YOUR WHITES NOW LIKE I DO

1, 4 : RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 2002. 2, 3, 5, 6 : HANNA LIDEN - KLARA LIDEN , 'TECHNO BATTLE', VIDEO, 2007. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-11-20T00:22:00.009Z

gif gabber

begüm sekendiz boré

2011-11-17T20:32:00.008Z

MAY THE CIRCLE BE I RAF SIMONS

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP 1) FISCHLI & WEISS THE THREE SISTERS, 1984 2) RAF SIMONS S/S 2004 LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN COLLECTION INVITATION 3) GABBER BADGE, 4) RAF SIMONS S/S 2004 LET THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN COLLECTION INVITATION. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-11-14T20:55:00.018Z

NON NON, C'EST PAS FINI !

LEFT BRUCE NAUMAN, NO NO, 1983, NEON, 27,9 X 93.3 X 5.4 CM. RIGHT RAF SIMONS AUTUMN/WINTER 2011 LOOK 9 DETAIL. BEGÜM BORÉ

2011-11-08T22:04:00.020Z

part III

i'm moving in between, can you feel me in between i'm moving in between, can you feel me in between?

Chemical Brothers, Believe, 2005

raf simons S/S 2012, middle chemical brothers Do it Again Video, bottom martin margiela S/S 2005

prelude to part III

Raf Simons salutes the audience at the end of his show history of the world, S/S 2005

2011-11-08T15:15:00.004Z

part II

top-bottom Marcus Lyall, interactive sculpture in development. You are seduced to dance in public by being immortalised in laser light

Marcus Lyall works with Adam Smith on Chemical Brothers tour animations and music videos.

middle Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal A/ W 2011, Photo Charles Freger Styling Karen Langley

2011-11-04T06:26:00.016Z

people behind me follow in my footsteps, people across the street want to be in my place.

crossing the street is my favourite thing to do when i'm out on the streets - Begüm

left pedestrian traffic light middle blue and green colour table as MMM pedestrian crossing right maison martin margiela store, Pékin

2011-10-29T03:09:00.013+01:00

Raf Simons Spring/ Summer 2006 ' Icarus Surgit ' Collection Presentation, Florence.

Icarus flew so close to the sun that the wax with which his wings were fastened melted, and he fell into the Aegean Sea.

2011-10-28T05:36:00.030+01:00

BACTERIA MARGIELA (HEALTH ISSUE)

Swans on the river Seine, on the outskirts of Paris. Photo Begüm Boré

above 9/4/1615, the first solo exhibition by Maison Martin Margiela, in collaboration with Dutch Microbiologist Dr. A.W.S.M van Egeraat. Held in the glass pavillon of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam that adjoins a rose garden and a large decorative pond , the exhibition features outfits treated with different strains of bacteria, yeast and mould, all isolated from the air and nurtured to provide varying colours and textures. Over the first five days of the exhibition these organisms develop on the clothes and, once their gestation period is complete, change the colour and aspect of the garment.

below spring/summer 2011 Raf Simons show held at Le Centorial was an homage to Martin Margiela. Le Centorial houses a glass dome designed by Gustave Eiffel, indoor walkway made of turquoise glass paving situated underneath a contemporary glass canopy.

2011-10-23T04:32:00.014+01:00

NUMÉRO DÉMÉNAGEMENT

" KIDS IN AMERICA "

" NOW THAT RAF SIMONS IS A FREE AGENT, TEMPORARILY HANDLING ALL PRODUCTION IN-HOUSE FOR RAF SIMONS FROM HIS ANTWERP STUDIO, HE'S CONSIDERING MOVING TO BERLIN OR NEW YORK —NEW YORK BEING THE FRONT-RUNNER BECAUSE OF ITS CONNECTION TO THE ART WORLD AND BECAUSE HE INSTINCTIVELY PREFERS THE CITY. " WALL STREET JOURNAL //// /LEFT "KIDS IN AMERICA " (VIDEO STILL, KIM WILDE, 1981. ZDF) . RIGHT JIL SANDER S/S 2012 VENUE.

2011-10-21T19:02:00.019+01:00

LIRE EN FRANçAIS / READ IN FRENCH (FR)

FRA............GILE

FRA........GILLES

FRA..........JIL

..............................

CHAUSSURES MARTIN MARGIELA

2011-10-18T23:55:00.019+01:00

EPILOGUE NUMÉRO SANTÉ OU PROLOGUE NUMÉRO DÉMÉNAGEMENT

JEAN LUC GODARD WAS BORN IN 1930 IN PARIS TO PAUL JEAN GODARD, A DOCTOR, AND ODILE GODARD, WHOSE FATHER WAS A PROMINENT BANKER. IN 1931, JEAN LUC GODARD'S FATHER OPENS A MEDICAL CLINIC IN SWITZERLAND AND THE FAMILY MOVES TO SWITZERLAND /// BORN IN 1896 IN NORMANDY, ANDRÉ BRETON STUDIED MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY. DURING WORLD WAR 1, HE WORKED IN A NEUROLOGICAL WARD IN NANTES.

AUTOMNE / HIVER 2013

NUMÉRO SPECIAL DÉMÉNAGEMENT

AVEC JEAN LUC GODARD, ANDRÉ BRÉTON, JIL SANDER, MARTIN MARGIELA, MAN RAY, AND MORE

" VOUS ME FAITES PENSER À CES DÉMÉNAGEURS QUI ONT REFUSÉ DE TRANSPORTER ANDRÉ BRETON QUAND IL EST MORT " LE WEEK-END,1967, JEAN LUC GODARD

" JE DEMANDE, POUR MA PART, À ÊTRE CONDUIT AU CIMETIÈRE DANS UNE VOITURE DE DÉMÉNAGEMENT " MANIFESTE DE SURREALISME, 1924, ANDRÉ BRETON

THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT MAKE ME AS SAD AS SEEING MY CLOTHES GET CREASED AND QUASHED IN TRAVEL BAGS AND NOTICING THAT A BELT BUCKLE HAD LEFT AN ETERNAL MARK ON MY LEATHER SHIRT LIKE COOKIE CUTTERS DO ON PLAYDOUGH WAS THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK. THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK, FOR IF THERE WAS,I WOULD NEVER HAVE REMOVED IT FROM THE HANGER AND IT WOULD KEEP ON BREATHING EASY AND HANGING LOOSELY LIKE THE DEAD PARTRIDGE BY JAN BAPTIST WEENIX.

THIS WAS THE LAST TIME I WAVED GOODYBYE TO MY BAGS BEFORE CONVEYOR BELTS BECAUSE NOW, WHEREVER I GO, I GO WITHOUT BAGS AND WITHOUT CLOTHES AND BUY LUXURY CLOTHES AT AIRPORTS. SOME SAY I AM BEING EXTRAVAGANT, BUT NO, HAVING LEFT ALL MY CLOTHES AT HOME, THESE NEW CLOTHES I LATER DISCARD ARE ACTUALLY NECESSITIES, NOT LUXURIES. IF I WERE TO MOVE HOUSE ONE DAY, I GUESS I WOULD LEAVE ALL MY FURNITURE HOME SO IT WOULDN'T GET DAMAGED IN TRANSPORT TRUCKS. MY BELONGINGS ARE THAT PRECIOUS. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, 26.04.2010

L'ENIGME D'ISIDOR DUCASSE ,MAN RAY. SEWING MACHINE, WOOL AND STRING OBJECT , 1920, REMADE 1972 . JACKET MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL

2011-10-13T08:52:00.005+01:00

WITH THIS ISSUE

KRAFTWERK'S VITAMIN SINGLE CD ! REMIXED + REMASTERED + REPERFECTIONIZED !!!!!!

2011-10-13T06:35:00.017+01:00

THE HEALTH ISSUE

PART 6

GIRFRIEND IN A COMMA .. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMMA .. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMMA .. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMMA..GIRLFRIEND IN A COMMA .. GIRLFRIEND IN A

' TO A POWERFUL , HEALTHY, HAPPY WOMAN ' RAF SIMONS

2011-10-11T06:16:00.018+01:00

PRELUDE

MARTIN MARGIELA'S UNTIMELY VISIT DISTURBS JIL SANDER

'WE DON'T NEED ANY CARPETS, WE DON'T NEED ANYTHING ! ' SHOUT THE MINIMALIST CLEANLINESS FREAKS (JIL SANDER S/S 2012) AT THEIR NEIGHBOUR WHO TURNS UP AT THE GARDEN PARTY DRESSED IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RED CARPET (MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA S/S 2012) : IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE COUPLE TO REALISE THAT THEIR NEIGHBOUR IS NOT ACTUALLY A DOOR-TO-DOOR CARPET SALESPERSON AS THEY HAD ASSUMED. SCENE FROM JACQUES TATI'S "MON ONCLE " (59:20) FEATURING THE VILLA ARPEL WHICH WAS THE SUBSTRUCTURE FOR THE JIL SANDER S/S 2012 VENUE.

2011-10-09T21:15:00.007+01:00

THE HEALTH ISSUE

PART 5

THE PATIENT WITH THE MARGIELA WAISTCOAT WAS AN ART DEALER

SCREENCAPS FROM THE FILM 'ET SOUDAIN TOUT LE MONDE ME MANQUE' ,2011, DIRECTED BY JENNIFER DEVOLDÈRE. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-10-07T21:14:00.013+01:00

THE HEALTH ISSUE

PART 4

' CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS '...II..ERUE JEAN GOUJON № 8 AND RUE JEAN GOUJON № 9

№ 8 THE LAB COAT WEARING MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA TEAM RENOVATING LA MAISON CHAMPS ÉLYSÉES NEXT TO № 9 CLINIQUE ROOSEVELT, RUE JEAN GOUJON, 75008

2011-10-05T13:51:00.021+01:00

THE HEALTH ISSUE

PARTS 2 & 3

AT THE DENTIST'S / VIEW FROM THE DENTAL CHAIR

HAD MY LOWER RIGHT SECOND MOLAR TOOTH RESTORED BY A PORCELAIN CROWN YESTERDAY. IT'S ALL NEW AND SHINY AND I CAN'T GET MYSELF TO CHEW WITH IT. NOT BECAUSE IT'S ALL NEW AND SHINY AND I WANT TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT , BUT BECAUSE I ALWAYS CHEW WITH MY LEFT MOLARS. WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHY IT'S MY RIGHT MOLAR THAT GOT TO THAT STAGE IN THE FIRST PLACE . NOTHING EVER HAPPENS TO THINGS I WEAR ALL THE TIME AND CASHMERE SKIRTS I SELDOM WEAR GET EATEN BY MOTHS. BEGÜM. PHOTOS BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

CABINET MEDICAL

"I THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A DOCTOR. I AM A HYPOCHONDRIAC, SO IT MADE SENSE TO GO TO MEDICINE- I LIKE NURSES, I LIKE HOSPITAL FOOD" ALBER ELBAZ

2011-10-02T06:41:00.015+01:00

SPRING/SUMMER 2012 VOLUME 7 (VOLUMES 1,2,3,4,5,6 DO NOT EXIST)

THE HEALTH ISSUE

PART 1

APOTHEEK (PHARMACY)

DIAGNOSING A COLLECTION WITH SEXUALITY JUST BECAUSE IT SHOWS A COUPLE OF SERPENTINE SYMPTOMS ALLUDES TO A LACK OF IMAGINATION OR A LACK OF FACTS - AS FACTS ARE DREAMS COME TRUE. LUCKILY, NOT ALL HYPOTHESES ARE CORRECT :

A SELF-PROCLAIMED HYPOCHONDRIAC WITH NOTEPADS LADENED WITH SKETCHES OF NURSES IN UNIFORMS, ALBER ELBAZ HEREBY PRESENTS PIECES REMINISCENT OF THE GREEN SNAKES AND CROSSES OF THE FRENCH PHARMACY SIGNS. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

TOP LEFT - BOTTOM RIGHT PHARMACY SIGN BOTTOM LEFT LUC TUYMANS, APOTHEEK, 2003, OIL ON CANVAS, 157,5 X 190 CM . TOP RIGHT LANVIN SPRING/SUMMER 2012

2011-09-18T05:49:00.017+01:00

supply, demand, wish, command

Last year, the Swiss Textile Federation awarded Raf Simons a $120,000 prize. He should have a Swiss bank. Cathy Horyn , 06.07.2004 , The New York Times.....☟

2011-09-05T03:15:00.006+01:00

BANKER'S UNIFORM

2011-09-03T22:33:00.043+01:00

SOCIO-

A.......TRANSPARANCE OPAQUE... I... BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BUT OUT IN THE OPEN.. ☞... VOUS NE POUVEZ PAS ENTRER , MAIS VOICI CE QUI SE PASSE A L'INTERIEUR. ON N'EST PAS ÉLITISTE, APRÈS TOUT.

'NATURE DES TRAVAUX' , LA PORTE DE LA BOUTIQUE TOM FORD, RUE FRANçOIS PREMIER 75008. PHOTO BEGÜM BORÉ. AOUT 2011

AA.......INTIMITÉ PUBLIQUE... I... BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BUT OUT IN THE OPEN...☞...QUELQUES MINUTES PLUS TARD, IL VA SORTIR DE LA CABINE TELEPHONIQUE & APPELER UN AUTRE NUMERO AVEC SON PORTABLE.

CABINE TELEPHONIQUE DE VERRE, PLACE D'ALMA 75008. PHOTOS BEGÜM BORÉ. JUILLET 2011

Au Bon Marché , Aurélien s'achéte une bouteille de Tom Ford Tuscan Leather pour parfumer ses fauteuils en cuir synthétique. Pas forcement pour les faire passer pour des fauteuils en cuir véritable mais parce qu'Aurélien est écolo, habite Avenue Kléber et veut surtout pas que ses amis le prenne pour un bobo rive gauche

2011-09-03T21:23:00.000+01:00

2011-08-08T19:14:00.003+01:00

PART 3

INSIDE THE EXCAVATION HOLE

"Earthy " was actually the word Raf Simons used. It applied to jackets made from jute to the slubbed texture of wool suits to a woven pattern that looked like soil strata..." TIm Blanks, on Raf Simons Autumn/Winter 2008 collection

URS FISCHER, YOU, INSTALLATION AT GAVIN BROWN'S ENTERPRISE. 8 FOOT DEEP, 38 X 30 FEET . 2007

2011-08-05T06:06:00.008+01:00

RAF SIMONS THE SYMBOLIST

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

PART 2

ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

A RAF SIMONS A/W 2004 MODEL (LEFT) ON HIS WAY TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN MUGRABI, ISRAEL (RIGHT), 2007

2011-08-03T18:16:00.015+01:00

RS FEEDS ( " MY JOB IS TOO FEED THEIR BRAINS " )

RAF SIMONS THE SYMBOLIST

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

PART 1

A The term "symbolism" is derived from the word "symbol" which derives from the Latin symbolum (a symbol of faith) and symbolus (a sign of recognition) from classical Greek symbolon. In ancient Greece, the symbolon was a shard of pottery inscribed and then broken into two pieces which were then given to the ambassadors from two allied city states as a record of the alliance. The Raf Simons universe is an archaeological site cloaked with shards of pottery broken into pieces,which, to be fully understood, necessitates an excavation process looking for the missing halves, the absent artefacts that suggest this alliance, as "at the heart of symbolism is the power of suggestion as opposed to statement, the image of the flower being more present for being absent from the bouquet. " ( Mallarmé, Crisis in poetry).

TOP LEFT RAF SIMONS TEENAGE SUMMER CAMP T-SHIRT CLOAKED WITH SHARDS OF MARTIN MARGIELA WAISTCOAT. PHOTOGRAPHY WILLY VANDERPERRE. TOP RIGHT ALICJA KWADE, UNTER ANDERER BEDINGUNG, 2008, DISRUPTED HOTEL SILVER PLATE. BOTTOM (ALL THREE)JONATHAN SCHIPPER, THE INHERENT BEAUTY IN A FAILED ATTEMPT TO RECONSTRUCT, 2008. COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

B...The presence or absence of artefacts can often be suggested to a more or less high degree of probability by the use of GPR ( ground-penetrating radar ) that detects the reflected signals from subsurface structures. The understanding of finer features however requires excavation through the adequate use of augering: Below is the Raf Simons mirror brooch, which, similar in structure to the table on the wall pictured above, is a handheld auger that stands on legs and drills holes to excavate through. "Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It's the spectator, not life, that art really mirrors. " Oscar Wilde

TOP LEFT MICHEL AUBRY, 'PLAN PARTITION', 1988-1989, INSTALLATION ART SONORE.TOP RIGHT RAF SIMONS T-SHIRT PATTERN. BOTTOM RAF SIMONS MIRROR BROOCH. COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

C.. In the symbolist manifesto published in Le Figaro on 18 september 1886 , Jean Moréas explains that symbolism's goal is " to clothe the ideal in a perceptible form " That's what Raf Simons does. Symbols are not allegories intended to represent; they are intended to evoke specific states of mind : Raf Simons doesn't wear his hearts on his sleeve, he wears his house on his chest instead. Le Corbuiser himself was obsessed with symbolism. " seek and you shall find." he said. "look into the depths of the work and ask yourself questions'' The scheme at Ronchamp in the picture below was the result of ''meticulous research' involving the continual adjustment of a thousand factors which no-one ought or would wish to speak of. Le corbusier disguised his symbolism, leaving it available only to those 'with eyes to see'. '' The requirements of religion had little effect on the design of Ronchamp. 'The form was an answer to the psycho-physiology of the feelings."

LEFT JIL SANDER A/W 2011 // RIGHT THE CHAPEL OF NOTRE DAME DUHAUT, 1954, LE CORBUSIER. COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

D....Under every stone one steps on, lie lines of strata to read between. Under each sole of each pair of shoes rest messages from another's soul. " Shouldn’t there be some things, fashion included, that you can enjoy as creativity, as a message that requires thinking over? I’d like there to be time for that again. I mean, in the end the consumer will decide. We can only suggest. " Raf Simons

Symbolists suggest.

TOP BARRAGAN HOUSE, MEXICO CITY, 1948. BOTTOM BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ WEARING JIL SANDER S/S 2008 FOOTWEAR.COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

sources: Journal Of Architectural Education, Vol 53, No 2, November 1999. Manifesto, A century of isms , Mary Ann Caws

2011-07-27T21:06:00.009+01:00

HEAD TO TOE PERFECTION BY MICHAEL CLARK

AVEC TOUS MES REMERCIEMENTS A RAF ET MERCEDES-BENZ POUR LEUR MERVEILLEUX ACCUEIL A BERLIN. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, HOTEL DE ROME, BERLIN

2011-07-17T18:41:00.004+01:00

M.B AUS DER SICHTWEISE VON M.B

oder

WINDOWSHOPPING AUS DER SICHTWEISE VON BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

MERCEDES BENZ PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK BORTHWICK, SELF SERVICE

2011-07-17T12:00:00.008+01:00

PRESSED

IN SITU MOULDING ...I...HUMAN FORM AS UPHOLSTERED FLEXIBLE FOAM

In the automotive industry, flexible and semi-flexible polyurethane foams are used extensively for the interior components such as car seats. The seat manufacturer has a mold for each seat model that will allow quick casting of the seat cushion -the molded flexible foam- which will then be upholstered after removal from the mold. The combination of these two steps is possible through in-situ foam-in-fabric or direct moulding . LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA, PHOTOGRAPHY MARK BORTHWICK. RIGHT PANAMARENKO, POLISTES, 1975.

CREASED

CLOTHES MAY NOT BE OBJECTS OF ART BUT MIGHT BECOME SUBJECTS OF ART. ABOVE MARTIN MARGIELA S/S 2010 PAPER T -SHIRT. BELOW WOLFGANG TILLMANS, SPORTFLECKEN, 1995. EXHIBITION VIEW AT KUNSTVEREIN MÜNCHEN.

2011-07-16T08:10:00.003+01:00

INSTALLATION VIEW... I...TWO FLATSCREENS......(ABSTRACTION)

AT TRANSMISSION 1, THE SCREEN TO THE LEFT IS MINE AND THE SCREEN TO THE RIGHT IS PETER'S. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS UP ON PETER'S, BUT ON MINE, ALL I SEE IS JIL SANDER. YET AGAIN ....COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ... LEFT JIL SANDER S/S 2010 DRESS PHOTOGRAPHED BY WILL DAVIDSON ... RIGHT INSTALLATION VIEW OF ANDREAS GURSKY'S ANTARCTIC (2010) AT SPRÜTH MAGERS GALLERY, BERLIN

2011-07-16T08:09:00.012+01:00

TRIEBKRAFT / PETER SAVILLE

CREATED FOR THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE MAYOR OF LONDON IN 2009, PETER SAVILLE'S 'ILLUSIONS' VIDEO TACKLES THE PROBLEM OF MOTORISTS MISJUDGING THE SPEED OF MOTORBIKES. THE SET OF SCREENCAPS FROM THIS VIDEO HERE IS NOT ONLY A LATERAL BRIDGE BETWEEN MY PREVIOUS AND FOLLOWING ENTRIES, BUT IS ALSO IN LINE WITH MY VIDEO TRIEBKRAFT THAT I WILL BE SHOWING DURING THE AVANTGARDE DIARIES : IN TRIEBKRAFT, MAN BECOMES MACHINE AND CLOTHES BECOME VEHICLE PARTS. BOTH VIDEOS END WITH A CRASH.

2011-07-04T03:59:00.010+01:00

RAF SIMONS / / STERLING RUBY

LEFT RAF SIMONS S/S 2012 DIAGONAL PANEL PLAID TOP. RIGHT STERLING RUBY, QUILT/ CDC GYMNASIUM, 2010. COLLAGE, SPRAY PAINT ON PAPER. 73,7 X 61 CM

2011-07-01T05:59:00.014+01:00

2011-06-30T03:56:00.008+01:00

LEFT JIL SANDER S/S 2012 LOOK 7.... RIGHT GIANFRANCO PARDI , ARCHITETTURA T279, 1975. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, ALUMINIUM AND CABLES. 75 X 75 CM

2011-06-24T23:43:00.009+01:00

RAF SIMONS

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, WEARING JIL SANDER A/W 2009 - 2010

;

2011-06-06T16:37:00.005+01:00

The Child is Father of the Man

So was it when my life began;

So is it now I am a man;

So be it when I shall grow old,

Or let me die!

The Child is father of the Man;

I could wish my days to be

Bound each to each by natural piety.

(William Wordsworth, My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold, March 26 1802)

LEFT ALEXANDER TINEI, 3 KIDS, 2010. 100 X 120 CM, OIL ON CANVAS. RIGHT JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2001 CAMPAIGN

2011-06-02T05:54:00.016+01:00

THE PRINCE WON'T FALL

LEFT RAF SIMONS FALL OF THE PRINCE RISE OF THE CRAFTSMEN A/W 2012 MENSWEAR AND HOUSE COLLECTION.. RIGHT PHILIPPE RAMETTE, CRISIS OF CASUALNESS, 2003. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-05-27T05:01:00.011+01:00

APPLIED ARTS

LEFT FRANCIS ALÿS, BOLERO (SHOE SHINE BLUES), TRADITIONAL ANIMATION 1996-2007....RIGHT RAF SIMONS S/S 2011 SHOES. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-05-26T23:53:00.019+01:00

''WIR RICHTEN ANTENNEN INS FIRMAMENT, EMPFANGEN DIE TONE DIE NIEMAND KENNT'' .

AND WHEN.THEY CAN'T GET WHAT'S BEING SHOWN TO THEM ON THE SCREEN, THEY'LL START LOOKING FOR THE ALMOST IDENTICAL.

1,2,3 : VINCENT CASSELL, POSITIONING THE ANTENNA FOR BETTER RECEPTION IN 'LA HAINE' DIRECTED BY MATHIEU KASSOVITZ ', 1995. 4: WILLY VANDERPERRE, HELMUT LANG SPRING/SUMMER 2003. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-05-17T20:07:00.026+01:00

THE PERFECT COUPLE

ABOVE RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 1998.... BELOW JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2009 FRINGED DRESS .... COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-05-03T23:25:00.005+01:00

JIL IS HERE TOO !

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ IS WEARING JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2008 NEON ORANGE BOLERO JACKET AND JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2008 BLACK BUSTIER BLAZER

2011-05-01T04:16:00.011+01:00

WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK MAY DAY (LABOUR DAY) SPECIAL / MASTER AND SERVANT

(LEFT) IN 2003, WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF ANTWERP TO DESIGN THE COUTURE FOR ANTWERP'S 1900 MUNICIPAL WORKERS : DARK GREEN FOR WORKERS OUTDOORS IN ANTWERP'S PARKS AND CEMETERIES,, REFLECTIVE ORANGE FOR THOSE WHO WORK ON OR NEAR THE STREET AND BURGUNDY FOR TECHNICIANS. (RIGHT) RAF SIMONS A/W 2009 BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-04-26T19:24:00.012+01:00

THE MARGIELA SHUTTLECOCK COLLISION

COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ TO THE LEFT IS THE MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA'S BADMINTON INSPIRED OUTFIT FOR A DESIGN PROJECT CELEBRATING THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES. THE OUTFIT CONSISTS OF A TOTAL OF 36 GOOSE FEATHERED AND 109 WHITE AND YELLOW PLASTIC SHUTTLECOCKS. TO THE RIGHT IS A REPRESENTATION OF A COLLISION PRODUCED BY LHC ( LARGE HADRON COLLIDER ). BELOW IS A TROMPLE L'OEIL TENNIS BALL APPARENTLY PENETRATING THE FAçADE OF THE ADIDAS STORE ON CHAMPS ELYSÉES CELEBRATING ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CUP,2010. PHOTOS BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-04-21T16:36:00.024+01:00

THE CENTRE, THE CIRCLE AND THE PERIPHERIC

THE CENTRE : CHEZ FRANçIS, 7 PLACE DE L'ALMA. CAFÉ LATTE UNDER THE RED LIGHTS ON THE TERRACE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MY 'DAILY OUTFITS', YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THERE. THE CIRCLE : AVENUE MONTAIGNE, DIOR. NEON PINK CIRCLE ON THE SIDEWALK. THE PERIPHERIC : HOMAGE TO RICHARD TEXIER, MODERN ART MUSEUM, AVENUE PRESIDENT WILSON. I WON'T GO ANYWHERE FARTHER. PHOTOS BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

IT'S NOT OUT OF PLACE AND IT'S NOT A GEOMETRIC SIMULACRUM. SITUATED JUST BEHIND AVENUE MONTAIGNE, LA MAISON CHAMPS ELYÉES BY MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, 8 RUE JEAN GOUJON, IS INDEED INSIDE THE CIRCLE ! SEE?

2011-04-11T23:43:00.000+01:00

THE FORMER LARA CROFT MAKES A CAMEO APPEARANCE IN THE X - FILES

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, WEARING JEAN PAUL GAULTIER A/W 2009-2010

2011-04-11T09:07:00.031+01:00

ON THE SPACE COAST, AS TODDLERS GENUFLECT BEFORE THE MARGIELA FABRIC ROLL ROCKETING TOWARDS THE HEAVENS, THEY START PLAYING THE 'WHAT DOES THE CLOUD LOOK LIKE ?' GAME. ONE GOES ' IT LOOKS LIKE A MARTIN MARGIELA DRESS ! ' AND HE IS ACTUALLY RIGHT: ABOVE (BELOW) IS A MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA AUTUMN/ WINTER 2009-2010 CLOUD DRESS IN THREE PARTS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN MARGIELA ( 09. 04.1957).

2011-04-10T03:13:00.024+01:00

THE MARGIELA FABRIC ROLL LAUNCH....I.... THREADS FUSE INTO THE SKY LIKE CANDLE WICKS INTO WAX.

TOP LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA WAX CANDLE HOLDER.... TOP RIGHT FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH, 1981..... BOTTOM LEFT SIMON VAHALA, MOSKAU. BOTTOM RIGHT MARTIN MARGIELA OSAKA SHOP, JAPAN. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-04-08T22:33:00.016+01:00

M & MM

MY MARLBORO : SMOKERS DIE PREMATURELY....... ME : YET SMOKERS' CHILDREN ARE BORN PREMATURELY, HENCE THE SECOND GENERATION MAKES UP FOR THE LOST TIME !.. ..MY MARLBORO : I LOVE YOU ..... ME : ME TOO !.... I AM THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ.

LEFT SARAH LUCAS , TITS IN SPACE, 2000. RIGHT MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL A/W 2010/2011. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-04-07T06:33:00.011+01:00

THERMAL INSULATION....I....WHEN THE STYROFOAM MAN AND THE MARGIELA WOMAN MAKE LOVE

TOP LEFT HEIDE FASNACHT, EXPLODING AEROPLANE, 2000. PAINTED STYROFOAM, URETHANE FOAM.... TOP RIGHT STYROFOAM BALLS (SPERM CELLS).... BOTTOM LEFT STYROFOAM MAN, INSTALLATION, DENVER ART MUSEUM. ....BOTTOM RIGHT MARTIN MARGIELA COUTURE SPRING SUMMER 2010 . BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ.

2011-04-06T20:50:00.007+01:00

MISSILE JIL

"ENVOLE-TOI BIEN LOIN DE CES MIASMES MORBIDES ; VA TE PURIFIER DANS L'AIR SUPÉRIEUR, ET BOIS, COMME UNE PURE ET DIVINE LIQUEUR, LE FEU QUI REMPLIT LES ESPACES LIMPIDES" CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, ÉLÉVATION.

LEFT JIL SANDER METALLIC PLEATED SKIRT, A/W 2004-2005 MY OWN. RIGHT STEPHANITE, SILVER ANTIMONY SULPHOSATE MINERAL WITH FORMULA Ag₅Sb S_{4. NAMED AFTER THE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA STEPHAN FRANZ VICTOR OF HABSBURG-LORENA.} (1817-1867)

THE YELLOW MOSCHINO SKIRT MAY HAVE MADE ME LOOK LIKE AN UPSIDE DOWN JIL SANDER CAMPAIGN FROM FOUR YEARS BACK YET AS I LAG ON AVENUE GEORGE VBACKSIDE FRONT / FRONTSIDE BACK TO TABAC GEORGE V TO BUY MYSELF FAGS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS JIL SANDER METALLIC SKIRT FROM SIX YEARS BACK THAT'S BEEN ROTATING AROUND MY WAIST LIKE THE MOON AROUND THE WORLD. SHOULD I FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE MOON FROM MOVING OR WOULD IT BE AN ATTEMPT TOO APOCALYPTIC? I ASK MYSELF. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-04-06T04:14:00.001+01:00

THE MARGIELA PATIENT WITH THE NEW ERECT CLAVICLES HAS COMPLETELY RECOVERED AND TAKEN UP AMERICAN FOOTBALL. JIL SANDER, MOSCHINO AND THE REST:

' TOO MANY MEN ON THE FIELD '.... ....

LEST THERE BE A LACK OF SPACE, IS IT CORRECT TO SQUEEZE TWO BRANDS INTO ONE SINGLE PAGE? A MAGAZINE MAY MAKE THE JUXTAPOSITION LOOK LIKE A GOOD 'MIX AND MATCH' YET IN REAL LIFE IT'S NOT SUCH A ' FRIENDLY MATCH ' . BRANDS ARE OPPONENTS FROM DIFFERENT SPHERES WHO WOULD RATHER ' CLOTHESLINE ' ONE ANOTHER THAN RUB ELBOWS WITH EACH OTHER IN THE SAME LEAGUE AND WHETHER IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO PRESENT THEM IN A ' NATIONAL TEAM ' CONTEXT IS QUESTIONABLE UNLESS THEY ARE OWNED BY THE SAME GmbH : WEARING A SULPHUR YELLOW MOSCHINO LEATHER SKIRT, A BLACK SHIRT AND A BUN, TODAY I LOOKED LIKE A JIL SANDER CAMPAIGN FROM SPRING / SUMMER 2007 TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. THE DNA OF THE MOSCHINO SpA, NOW NEUTRALISED BY MY 'STYLING', WAS AS TOPSY TURVY AS I WAS AND ALSO BEREFT OF IDENTITY. I FELT GUILTY. FOR ASSIMILATING MOSCHINO INTO A BRAND CULTURE THAT WASN'T AT ALL ITS. FOR JIL SANDER DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFSET MOSCHINO IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOVE MOSCHINO AND I LOVE JIL SANDER FOR NEITHER SET OUT TO BE SUBSTITUTES- UNLIKE CERTAIN NAMES, WHICH, DYING TO REPLACE SOME OTHER NAME THEY LOOK UPTO, LITERALLY DIE WHILST DOING SO. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ.

ON A RELATED NOTE, ' THERE IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE BETWEEN WHAT I APPRECIATE IN THE WORK OF OTHERS, AND MY OWN IDEAS BUT OFTEN,WHEN I LIKE SOMETHING THAT VASTLY DIFFERS FROM MY WORK, IT REINFORCES MY OWN STANDPOINT '. WIM CROUWELL, Wallpaper, APRIL 2011

LEFT... ERWIN WURM, ME ON LSD, 2010. POLYESTER, CONCRETE, PAINT, METAL.... RIGHT JIL SANDER CAMPAIGN SPRING SUMMER 2007.... BOTTOM PAUL NUDD, WURMBURTH. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-04-06T04:01:00.003+01:00

.JIL SANDER VERSUS ?

ON THE LEFT IS A PICTURE OF OLIVE OIL FLOATING OVER WATER. OLIVE OIL REPRESENTS JIL SANDER AND WATER REPRESENTS THE YELLOW MOSCHINO SKIRT. OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIX. DID THEY EVER ASK TO BE POURED INTO THE SAME GLASS TO BE EXPERIMENTED WITH ? SEEMINGLY TOPPED AND PURIFIED BY JIL, THE YELLOW MOSCHINO SKIRT IS SOMEHOW TRANSPARENT. INVISIBLE. TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT. YET ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THE GLASS IS HALF FULL. IN AN UPSIDE DOWN WAY THAT DEFIES LOGIC. ON THE RIGHT IS A PICTURE OF A URINE SAMPLE. URINE IS A COMBINATION OF JIL SANDER'S BY-PRODUCTS ( OR SPIN-OFFS ) THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE EXPELLED FROM THE SYSTEM. WITH A pH CLOSE TO NEUTRAL (7) - JUST LIKE WATER - URINE IS AN UNLIKELY, IF NOT TO SAY MINIMAL SUBSTITUTE TO WATER. BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-04-05T01:56:00.002+01:00

POETRY OF BUSINESS

I COULDN'T STAND THE IDEA OF HAVING TO STARE AT BALANCE SHEETS AT BNP PARIBAS ALL DAY AND I WAS MUCH MORE ATTRACTED TO WHAT MARGIELA WAS DOING

POETIC DESIGNERS LOVE TO ROMANTICISE. THEY ALSO LOVE TO MONETIZE. THEY STAY THE SAME THROUGH THE YEARS TO KEEP THE LOYAL FAN BASE IN THE SAFE AND FOIST OFF BATTERED BONDS AS ' STRONG BONDS THAT CONNECT THEM TO THEIR FANS' . WHAT POETIC DESIGNERS DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT THEIR UNDAMAGED REPUTATION IS NOT ALWAYS IN SAFE HANDS. THAT WHAT THE FAN BASE ONCE PRAISED, THE NEXT YEAR HE MIGHT DEBASE. THAT THE FAN MIGHT ONE DAY DECIDE TO TRADE HIS DEVALUED BONDS IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE. EASY AS IT IS TO COIN THE SAME OLD CLOTHES ANEW, IT IS TWICE AS EASY TO LOSE THE MODERNIST FAN'S INTEREST WHO IS KEEN TO RENEW HIMSELF. DIFFICULT AS IT IS TO CHALLENGE THE STUBBORNLY NARROW MINDED FAN TO NOVEL COIN SHAPES, IT IS TWICE AS DIFFICULT TO COME UP WITH NEW COIN SHAPES.

HOLDING A BA (BACHELOR OF ARTS) IN BANKING AND FINANCE DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN NOT BE A JACK OF ALL TRADES I TELL MYSELF, AS I, ALONG WITH SOME POETIC SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS, PUT A DEMEULEMEESTER BLOUSE JUST AS POETIC AND FRAGILE THROUGH A PAPER SHREDDER, AND SHED A TEAR OF JOY AS I WATCH THE DEMEULEMEESTER BLOUSE DIGRESS SLOWLY INTO A MARGIELA DRESS. TO MY PLEASURE, MY RUBBISH OUTSTRIPS MY TREASURE AND I CRY ' LONG LIVE STRIP BONDS ! ' . TIM BLANKS WOULD CALL THIS AN EUREKA MOMENT . BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

2011-03-16T09:52:00.013Z

MIRROR PLEATS ... I.... ELUDING THE WAY ONE IS PERCEIVED : RAF SIMONS

BACKGROUND JEPPE HEIN, SPIRAL LABYRINTH, 2006. 200 x 512 x 428 CM, HIGH POLISHED MIRROR PLATE, ALUDIBOND,METAL FRAME. COURTESY JOHANN KÖNIG, BERLIN. FOREGROUND RAF SIMONS

IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE FAN AND IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE ARTIST. INSIDE THE LABYRINTH IS THE FAN TURNING IN CIRCLES AND HEADING OUT OF THE LABYRINTH IS THE FAN'S FAVOURITE ARTIST. THE FAN IS DISAPPOINTED BY THE FACT THAT THE ARTIST HE HAD IDENTIFIED HIMSELF WITH, THE ARTIST HE HAD COMMENDED ALL HIS PERSONAL TASTES TO REFUSED TO STAY PUT. HE MOVED ONWARDS. CHANGED DIRECTION. HE ELUDED THE WAY HE HAD BEEN PERCEIVED - BY HIMSELF AND BY THE FAN. HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED. THE FAN TRIED TO CIRCUMVENT HIM BUT THE ARTIST SUCCESSFULLY SIDESTEPPED. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ.

2011-03-13T21:27:00.014Z

HANDS AND HANDLES...I... THE DOOR IS OPEN, COME IN. TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW THE TWO-DIRECTION ARROW.

LEFT RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 2007 SHORTS POCKET DETAIL....RIGHT PHILIP WATTS DESIGN LEVER HANDLE.... BOTTOM PHILIP WATTS DESIGN PORTHOLE VISION PANEL..... BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ

"I COULDN'T STAND THE IDEA OF HAVING TO DISCUSS DOOR HANDLES IN A DESIGN STUDIO ALL DAY AND I WAS MUCH MORE ATTRACTED TO WHAT WALTER (VAN BEIRENDONCK) WAS DOING." RAF SIMONS, ARENA HOMME + , WINTER SPRING 09/10.

2011-03-11T09:37:00.012Z

THE BELL THAT KEEPS ON RINGING

LEFT COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ, AUGUST 2010. RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 2011, DAVIS RHODES (UNTITLED, SPRAY PAINT ON VINYL, 2009) AT OFFICE BAROQUE GALLERY, ANTWERPEN. RIGHT MARTIN MARGIELA AUTUMN/WINTER 2011-12. "THE MMM DRESSES SEEMED TO BE PEELING OFF THEIR MODELS LIKE OLD WALLPAPER " . SURE. SURE. WELL, IT'S A COLLAGE FALLING INTO PIECES HOWBEIT REMAINING INTACT.
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2011-03-09T03:18:00.022Z

THE EYE OF PROVIDENCE THAT WEARS A MASK...I..MARTIN AND JIL

LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL SPRING SUMMER 2008 . THE PLASTRON OF A VINTAGE SHIRT EMBROIDERED WITH BUTTONS COMPOSING AN EYE. RIGHT JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 SHIRT FEATURING THE PAINTINGS OF FOUJITA . BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ. L

2011-03-06T22:12:00.006Z

MARTIN MARGIELA THE HUMERUS

AT SURGEON MARGIELA'S CLINIQUE, THE PATIENT WHO HAD HIS BONE STRUCTURE CHANGED HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AFTER THE OPERATION. UNDER THE DUVETS, HE DREAMS OF HIS NEW ERECT CLAVICLES THAT WILL DEFY GRAVITY, BUT FORGETS THE FACT THAT PRESSING HIS FACE AGAINST PILLOWS WILL ONLY CAUSE WRINKLES. THE NEXT DAY AS HE'S BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE CLINIQUE, SURGEON MARGIELA GIVES HIM A ZIMMER FRAME THAT WILL HELP HIM FEEL MORE AT EASE DURING HIS CONVALESCENCE PERIOD. THE ZIMMER FRAME FRAMES NOT ONLY THE PATIENT'S NEW HUMERUS BUT ALSO THE MIND OF HIS HUMOROUS SURGEON. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

TOP RIGHT PATIENT'S ZIMMER FRAME, MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL A/W 09-10.... BOTTOM LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA A/W 99-00 VIDEO IMAGE.... BOTTOM RIGHT MICHAEL ELMGREEN AND INGAR DRAGSET, BOY SCOUT, 2008. METAL BUNK BED, FOAM RUBBER, SHEETING, PILLOWS, WOOL RUGS. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-03-02T09:11:00.005Z

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA WHITE OBJECTS...I...LINE 69...THE SEX OBJECT

GEORGE SEGAL, WOMAN SITTING ON BED, 1996. COPPER, BRONZE, WOOD, PLEXI, ELECTRIC LIGHT

FOR SOMEONE SO DETERMINED TO LEAVE HER MARK ON THE WORLD, LÉONOR IS SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME REMOVING HER FINGER MARKS OFF DOORS. LÉONOR IS AN ARTIST AND WHAT WITH HER EXCESSIVE CLEANLINESS, THE LIVING ROOM IS BRIMMING WITH CANVASES AS PURE AS ROBERT RYMAN'S MINIMALIST 'WHITE PAINTINGS'. I AM CONSTANTLY TELLING HER TO GET A CLEANING LADY SO THAT SHE CAN ACTUALLY START WORKING ON HER PAINTINGS INSTEAD, BUT SHE SAYS NO, SHE WANTS EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE THAT SHE IS NOT WEARING ANY MAKE-UP. SHE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE IS WEARING ANY, THE DOORS SULLIED BY HER FINGERS WEAR IT FOR HER. LÉONOR IS THE EMPTIEST WHITE PAINTING I HAVE EVER POSSESSED.

"PEOPLE OF REFINEMENT HAVE A DISINCLINATION TO COLOURS. THIS MAYBE PARTLY A WEAKNESS OF SIGHT, PARTLY AN UNCERTAINTY OF TASTE, WHICH READILY TAKES REFUGE IN ABSOLUTE NEGATION. WOMEN NOW APPEAR ALMOST UNIVERSALLY IN WHITE AND MEN IN BLACK. AN OBSERVATION, VERY GENERALLY APPLICABLE, MAY NOT BE OUT OF PLACE HERE, NAMELY THAT MAN, DESIRIOUS AS HE IS OF BEING DISTINGUISHED, IS QUITE AS WILLING TO BE LOST AMONG HIS FELLOWS." JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE, THEORY OF COLOURS, 1810.

I UNIFORMLY WEAR BLACK, DISAPPEAR INTO THE SCENERY AND DREAM OF SUMMER DAYS WHEN I WILL BE VISIBLE AGAIN TILL 10 PM WHAT WITH THE ADVENT OF THE TARDY SUNSETS. IT'S WINTER, I AM INSOMNIAC AND BY THE TIME I GET OUT OF THE APPARTMENT, IT'S 5 PM AND ALREADY PITCH BLACK OUTSIDE. I WISH I WAS HOLDING A MAGIC WAND INSTEAD OF THIS CROOK RIGHT NOW SO THAT MY UMBRELLA WOULD TURN ITSELF INTO A LAMPSHADE SO THE SALES STAFF AT PRADA WOULD RECOGNISE MY (PRADA) COAT THROUGH THE STORE WINDOW AND GIVE ME A KNOWING SMILE. AS A SIGN OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE, IF YOU LIKE. I SWEAR IT HAPPENS DURING DAYLIGHT.

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ, EXTRACT FROM MY STORY FROM I.T POST SPRING SUMMER 2011 ISSUE 9 - OUT MARCH 2011

2011-03-01T02:03:00.002Z

ERSATZ....I....BEFORE ' PAYING HOMAGE ' TO RAF SIMONS, DESIGNERS ARE INVITED TO AT LEAST PAY LIP SERVICE TO THE ARTIST : ' STAND IN THE CORNER AND BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES '

LEFT MARTIN KIPPENBERGER , 'MARTIN, STAND IN THE CORNER AND BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF', 1990. CAST ALUMINIUM, CLOTHING AND IRON PLATE, 181.6 x 74.9 x 34.3 CM.... RIGHT STERLING RUBY X RAF SIMONS JEANS, SPRING SUMMER 2010

WHO ART THOU TO MAKE ' WEARABLE ART ' ? AN ARTIST? AN ARTIST IS HIM WHO TURNS A PAIR OF JEANS INTO ART WITHOUT CLAIMING TO BE A DESIGNER.

2011-02-20T00:25:00.013Z

AVENUE MONTAIGNE IS WHERE CHRISTIAN DIOR MET GAVIN TURK MET LOUISE LAWLER MET ANDY WARHOL -

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT I - LOUISE LAWLER, SOMETHING ABOUT TIME AND SPACE BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, 1998. MIXED MEDIA 47,5 X 59,7 CM.... 2 - ANDY WARHOL, ALIMINIUM CLOUD, 1966..... 3 & 4 - CHRISTIAN DIOR avenue montaigne boutique WINDOW decoration, SILVER PILLOWS, february 2011. PHOTOS BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ......55- GAVIN TURK SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SLEEPING ON THE STREETS AND THE SILVER CLOUDS. CHROME PLATED BRONZE,71 x 10 x 44.5 CM , 2005.

2011-02-19T00:44:00.004Z

EXACTITUDES.. I.. ADOLESCENT EXREMES / INFANT EXTREMES

4 YEARS LATER, ROTTERDAM

4 YEARS BEFORE, LONDON

TOP THE FOURTH SEX, ADOLESCENT EXTREMES, RAF SIMONS & FRANCISCO BONAMI. ARI VERSLUISS-ELLIE UYTTENBROEK, GABBERS,1994....BOTTOM THE FACE MAGAZINE,MARCH 1990, MY OWN. LONDON VS MANCHESTER. EAST-END KIDS.

2011-02-10T22:28:00.006Z

THE RAF SIMONS WOMAN

1. MY RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 2006 LASER CUT TOP.. 2. THOMAS BAYRLE, ANARCHIE IN CONSTRUCTION, 1971.. 75,5 x 58,5 cm. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-02-10T18:28:00.003Z

MACHINE VISION.. I.. FIELD OF VIEW AND FOCAL LENGTH

LEFT NAM JUNE PAIK, 'MOON IS THE OLDEST TELEVISION', 1965-67. RIGHT RAF SIMONS REPEAT. PETER DE POTTER RAF SIMONS VIDEO INSTALLATION, 2005. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

MACHINE VISION IS THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTER VISION TO FACTORY AUTOMATION. A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM IS A COMPUTER THAT MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL IMAGES. IN MACHINE VISION, THE LENS FOCAL LENGTH SETS UP THE FIXED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FIELD OF VIEW AND THE WORKING DISTANCE. IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS ARE USED TO GUIDE INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS, GAUGE THE FIT OF STAMPED METAL COMPONENTS AND INSPECT THE SURFACE OF THE PAINTED VEHICLE FOR DEFECTS.

2011-02-09T06:46:00.001Z

THE PILOT'S RAF SIMONS OUTFIT AS SEEN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THE PILOT IS A MAN MACHINE.

SCULPTURE HIROYUKI HAMADA, 45 x 40 x 24 INCHES. MATERIALS BURLAP, ENAMEL, OIL , PLASTER, RESIN, TAR, WEAX, WOOD.2006-10. RAF SIMONS AUTUMN/WINTER 2010/2011

THE SHADOWS OF THE GERHARD RICHTER FOR MARTIN MARGIELA BASKETWOVEN SEAT POCKETS AND RAF SIMONS SEAT BELTS

TOP RAF SIMONS A/W 2010/2011 DETAIL BOTTOM LEFT MARTIN MARGIELA MEN'S AUTUMN/WINTER 2010-2011 SWEATER MOTIF. BOTTOM RIGHT GERHARD RICHTER, WINDOW (SHADOW PAINTINGS), OIL ON CANVAS, 1968

THE ENGINE POD

SCULPTURE HIROYUKI HAMADA . MATERIALS ENAMEL, OIL , PLASTER, TAR WAX. 20 DIAMETER X 36 INCHES.2005-08

2011-02-08T14:54:00.006Z

BOEING 777 BOOM TSCHAK

AS OF LATE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE SKELETON OF THE MODEL PLANE I WAS TALKING ABOUT . ABOVE ARE THE WINGS AND THE BODY I 'VE COME UP WITH. FOR THE BODY, I USED X-PLANTATION, 01, C-PRINT, DIASEC AUF DIBOND ,100 X 150 CM, 2008, BY HUBERT BLANZ. HE IS PERFECTLY MECHANICAL, IMPERSONAL AND UNBENDING AND I LOVE IT. LIKE FRANK NITSCHE AND EBERHARD HAVEKOST. AS FOR THE WINGS, THEY ARE FROM JIL SANDER AUTUMN WINTER 2010/11 COLLECTION. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PILOT. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-02-06T07:36:00.012Z

THE TABLE ON THE WALL REFLECTS THE BACKSIDE OF THE MIRROR BROOCH - THE MIRROR BROOCH STANDS ON LEGS AND PENETRATES THROUGH THE SELF MADE HOLES IN THE GARMENT.

TOP LEFT MICHEL AUBRY, 'PLAN PARTITION', 1988-1989, INSTALLATION ART SONORE. TOP RIGHT RAF SIMONS T-SHIRT PATTERN. BOTTOM RAF SIMONS MIRROR BROOCH. BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ

2011-02-05T05:59:00.005Z

ENTWINED

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ. TOP LEFT LUCIO FONTANA, SPATIAL CONCEPT, OIL ON SLASHED CANVAS.. TOP RIGHT RAF SIMONS AUTUMN / WINTER 2010.. BOTTOM JIL SANDER SPRING / SUMMER 2007

2011-01-21T09:30:00.000Z

JIL SANDER X RAF SIMONS ENGINE PARTS

BEGÜM SEKENDIZ BORÉ TOP LEFT JIL SANDER A/W 2008/2009 COLLECTION JACKET DETAIL. TOP RIGHT FABRICATED TURBO MANIFOLDS (CAR PARTS). BOTTOM LEFT MILD STEEL EXTRACTORS (CAR PARTS). BOTTOM RIGHT RAF SIMONS S/S 2010 SNAKE PATTERN DETAIL

2011-01-20T15:58:00.001Z

SYLVIE FLEURY'S JIL SANDER QUILTS

LEFT SYLVIE FLEURY, FOUNTAIN PKW, 2003. GOLD-PLATED PORCELAIN TIRE; TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE FOUNTAIN AND A WOODEN BASEMENT. RIGHT JIL SANDER AUTUMN / WINTER 2011 QUILT SURFACE.