Knowing Cotton Otherwise - Bodies of Work

Fashion, art and social change

The exhibition highlights the relationship between cotton and the fashion industry, the role of cotton in an increasingly intertwined web of global cultures, and the sustainable innovations that are driving circular transformation within the cotton industry. The exhibition asks questions such as where does cotton come from? How is it cultivated? What is the future of cotton and the role of innovation? How should we relate to the more questionable aspects of cotton, from the history of forced migration to more contemporary challenges? And how can we celebrate the connections and opportunities it creates?

Bodies of Work

Last year Fashion for Good introduced Knowing Cotton Otherwise, a multidisciplinary exhibition that explores different aspects of this versatile fibre - from its fraught history to sustainable initiatives and innovative implementations worldwide. The new chapter, Bodies of Work, highlights the experiences of human bodies entangled in (forced) labour within the story of cotton.

With the new work of Sha'Mira Covington and Tricia Nganga Mokosi, the exhibition tells the complex history of cotton. It explores this fabric's (re)use in fashion and technology. In addition, the exhibition shows innovative technologies in the traceability of materials and the recycling of natural fibres by Fashion for Good Innovators Oritain and Natural Fiber Welding. The continuation of the exhibition invites you to reflect on your own embodiment as you move through this narrative and space. Where do you find yourself within the story world presented here?

Fashion for Good Museum

The Fashion for Good Museum is the world's first museum focused on the future of fashion. The museum tells the stories behind your clothes and how your choices can positively impact people and our planet—a must-visit for anyone interested in fashion, sustainability or innovation.