The artist uses single- and double-bed knitting machines to make what he describes as “queer knitwear,” an exploration of his “lifelong struggle” with his sexuality. “I feel personally very attached to this show.' “It has been a year-long process and very rewarding to see the work come to light,” says Crichton-Stuart. Tito Crichton-Stuart 23 AP and Yasemin Ezel Kiraç 23 AP organized the show. Tito Crichton-Stuart stretched and distorted his knitted pieces to emphasize certain parts of the body. There is a lot of quietly powerful work-the sort of work that is going to stay with you.”

“Students are exploring social systems, cultural heritage, body politics, race and futurism to name a few. “We’ve got some beautiful work in this show,” she says. Morgan was moved by the breadth of the collections and the various topics the students addressed. “If I can inspire even just a few queer youths to see that there is a place for them, I would feel really good about what I am contributing with my art.”ĭepartment Head Lisa Z.

“I think I will always want to perform,” says Amber, who is now contributing their work to the growing underground drag scene in China. “Showing work on the runway was really a joyful experience,” says Disco Amber 23 AP, who closed the show with a lip-synching performance of And I’m Telling You from Dreamgirls. The event combined a runway show, installations and performance art celebrating the multidisciplinary work of this year’s senior class. Epilogue marks the first in-person Apparel Design senior show at RISD since 2019. Music booms throughout the Fleet Library at RISD and cameras flash as models take to the runway showing off the work of this year’s 23 graduating Apparel Design seniors.

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