Giulia Cretulescu, “Embodiment”, work on display, 2023
BERLIN,
COSTUMES AND COLLAPSE,
ARCHIVEIn his famous book “The Civilizing Process” sociologist Nobert Elias draws the connection between the control on the body and the discipline of the society through the corset. Exhibited for the first time in Germany and being displayed during the whole period of Costume and Collapse program, Giulia Cretulescu’s work “Embodiment” deconstructs the corset and explores its complex relationship with society and the human body. Reflecting on the garment’s function as a protection of the vulnerable parts of human body and it’s role in liberation movements such as feminism and queer costuming, the work highlights the tension between restriction and freedom in the construction of identity.