Vol.138_Don Aretino
Don Aretino
From Berlin, Germany
Interviewed by Cinjay Lee
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This autumn has been very brutal weather in Berlin. Do
you go to your studio every day? How’s your normal daily
routine?
Yes, the Berlin weather is quite radical. I feel like it just
skipped autumn altogether and directly got into cold winter.
Fortunately, I have my studio inside my apartment, so I don’t
have to go far to start working. It’s quite practical. Especially
because of my working hours that could go quite late, often
into the early morning. I don’t have a normal daily routine. It
changes every day, depending on what project I’m on, at those
particular moments. I like it that way, otherwise, I’ll get bored.
What was the biggest motivation for you to choose a fashion
as the main media?
I moved to Germany at the age of 17, my initial goal was to
study fine arts. But since I kept getting rejected by most fine
arts universities here in Germany, I needed a plan B in order
to extend my visa. So as a last try, I reworked on my portfolio
and applied for fashion school instead and I got in the first try.
So I guess in a way fashion chose me. Haha. For me, fashion is
an art form. I used fashion as a media to get my point of view
across. I like to create a conversation and discussion with my
works, which focuses on sarcastic intake on society. I discuss
freedom of sexuality, religion and social studies.
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