I had hesitated further discussion about the dip-rubbered zipper in the pic fenrost posted in #51 since we have a thread for ccp 09 collection. but thought the topic is general enough and could link 09 to 2010 collection ( which is due in stores in the spring of 2011 ).
it's a sort of potential - actual play.
dormant - active, underlying - exposed.....this is what you see in the object piece representative of 09 at the bottom of this post ( the pic numbered as 0 ).
part of it being above the rubbery block, it is invisible under-rubber. but there are definitely indications that something is below, rippling the surface of the rubber, although you cannot see it directly, like the veins showing beneath the skin ( the veined and capillaried shirts 1, 2, 3, 4 ).
and back to the dip-rubbered lower part of the boots in #51, the zipper and sole are coated with rubber, but you can sense what are under the rubber. they will be more apparent gradually with wear. they are implications of potentiality developing into actuality. phase-change, dynamic balance of two disparate states.
the part visible part invisible play continues and it is in the scary zipper details for the upcoming collection.
it's a zipper without its top stop: it is part buried into leather. it runs only to fade away before it reaches its terminal, that is, fuse into the leather garment ( every style cannot have this detail though). in some way it's like an exposed fossil spine whose part is invisible, being buried and fused into the rock ( 5 ). and again on the surface of leather there may be faint indications of what is buried.
in order to make this idea executed as perfectly as possible, they didn't use two strips of fabric zipper tape. the metal teeth are aligned on the leather edges.
the sign of something underneath ( such as 6 ) as a design can be also seen in "arthrosic" series. it's protective padding with the titanium shell implanted in the elbow, knee, ankle, knuckle, minor knuckle (proximal interphalangeal joint) of those items. the way leather/fabrics show the presence of the titanium shell under the surface is similar to the way our skin shows the presence of our own corresponding joints that are inside. (
titanium is known for orthopaedic use, as the material for artificial bone, joint, etc. in fact, fingers gloves and long gloves especially are almost a cross between clothing and prosthesis )
the "arthrosic" items come in three variations. for example,
"arthrosic elbow jacket", just above mentioned, you cannot see the titanium elbow shell directly.
"prosthesis spine elbow jacket" has a slash in the elbow on each sleeve so that the shell's spine peeps out from it.
"prosthesis elbow jacket" has a wider opening or hole, so most of the upper part of the shell is exposed.
it overlaps the concept/image which the shoes object ( 0 ) stands for,
the development of things,
hidden - revealed.....as he through intense expression reminds us where leather that is the material of those pieces comes from.
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courtesy m
*please don't post this attachment image outside this thread. thank you
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