Behind Archeology
What will our archaeological layer look like?
Archeology began with a simple observation: every civilization leaves behind evidence of how it lived. Fragments of infrastructure, discarded objects, traces of labor, systems of movement, and relationships with the natural world become the record through which future generations understand the past.
Inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, the collection draws from moss growing through pavement, grasses lining the edges of highways, sound barriers covered in graffiti, and the technological waste generated by modern life. These moments reveal an ongoing conversation between human systems and natural systems, construction and reclamation, permanence and renewal.
The garments are built through layering, both physically and conceptually. Reclaimed materials, embedded objects, hand-painted surfaces, and sculptural forms reflect the accumulation of time. Just as cities are continuously rewritten through construction, erosion, maintenance, and personal expression, people also build themselves through layers of experience. Growth does not erase what came before. It is built upon it.
Archeology is an exploration of evidence, memory, and transformation. It invites us to see the present not as a finished moment, but as a layer in an ongoing history.
