Qiai Wang

Garment as an Action

I see the garment not as an object, but as a moment of movement between body, cloth and time.

The work begins in the space between the body and the garment. I am interested in clothing before and after it is worn:

folded,

suspended,

unfinished,

adjusted,

or held in tension…

Rather than treating garments as fixed objects, I see them as actions — forms that move, collapse, expand and reform around the body.

Through draping, folding and minimal cutting, I allow fabric to guide the structure. Existing textiles and deadstock materials are used not as blank surfaces, but as materials with previous lives. Edges, openings and negative spaces remain visible, keeping each garment in a state of becoming.

Sustainability in my work is not only about material choice, but about designing garments with the possibility of continuation. I aim to reduce waste through pattern cutting, preserve the integrity of existing materials, and create pieces that can be reinterpreted, repaired or transformed over time.