{"id":548,"date":"2020-09-02T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T15:15:19","slug":"the-unfashionable-human-bodies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/the-unfashionable-human-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE UNFASHIONABLE HUMAN BODIES<br><\/strong>Installation<br>Knitting fabrics, balloons<br>in Kobe, Japan, 2019, and in Finland, Jokioinen 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The natural shape of the human body has been considered unfashionable throughout the history of fashion. Both female and male bodies have been altered: breasts and buttocks have been lifted, trousers have been pressed to straighten the legs, and feet have been forced to become smaller by binding them, among other practices. Nowadays, it is even possible to reshape the body using silicone from the inside. We choose clothing to disguise or enhance unsatisfactory body parts. This is my unconventional take on body shaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>#jtg-551-694 .item .jtg-social a { color: #ffffff }#jtg-551-694 .item .caption { background-color: #ffffff;  }#jtg-551-694 .item .figc {color:#ffffff;}#jtg-551-694 .item { transform: scale(1); }#jtg-551-694 .items { width:100%; height:800px; }#jtg-551-694 .items .figc p.description { color:#ffffff;font-size:14px; }#jtg-551-694 .items .figc h2.jtg-title { color:#ffffff; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"jtg-551-694\" class=\"modula modula-gallery \" data-config=\"{&quot;margin&quot;:10,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:true,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:true,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:true,&quot;enableGplus&quot;:true,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;creative-gallery&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class='items'>\n\t\t<div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_20200728_110654_1_2-1-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Exhibited in Tapulimakasiini-storehouse, Jokioinen, Finland\n2020\" data-lightbox=\"jtg-551-694\" class=\"tile-inner\"><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class='pic' data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_20200728_110654_1_2-1-scaled-500x99999.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_20200728_110654_1_2-1-scaled-500x99999.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tenrankai_by-Reika.jpg\" title=\"Exhibited at Gallery 8, Kobe, Japan\n2019\" data-lightbox=\"jtg-551-694\" class=\"tile-inner\"><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class='pic' data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tenrankai_by-Reika-500x99999.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tenrankai_by-Reika-500x99999.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nukegara_1_by-Reika.jpg\" title=\"Exhibited at Gallery 8, Kobe, Japan\n(after the exhibition)\n2019\" data-lightbox=\"jtg-551-694\" class=\"tile-inner\"><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class='pic' data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nukegara_1_by-Reika-99999x500.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Nukegara_1_by-Reika-99999x500.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAMOUFLAGE-PERFORMANCE<br><\/strong>June 2019 at Kobe Foreign Settlement, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>#jtg-446-680 .item .jtg-social a { color: #ffffff }#jtg-446-680 .item .caption { background-color: #ffffff;  }#jtg-446-680 .item .figc {color:#ffffff;}#jtg-446-680 .item { transform: scale(1); }#jtg-446-680 .items { width:100%; height:800px; }#jtg-446-680 .items .figc p.description { color:#ffffff;font-size:14px; }#jtg-446-680 .items .figc h2.jtg-title { color:#ffffff; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"jtg-446-680\" class=\"modula modula-gallery \" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_12_Gallery-500x99999.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_13_Gallery.jpg\" title=\"\" data-lightbox=\"jtg-446-680\" class=\"tile-inner\"><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class='pic' data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_13_Gallery-99999x500.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_13_Gallery-99999x500.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_14_Gallery.jpg\" title=\"\" data-lightbox=\"jtg-446-680\" class=\"tile-inner\"><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class='pic' data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_14_Gallery-500x99999.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tenrankai_14_Gallery-500x99999.jpg\"\/>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video by cameraman Junjiro Yamaguchi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zt-Q7NJE8Q\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INFLATION<\/strong><br>Performance in Avantgarde Fashion Show, 2017<br>Photo: Kati L\u00e4nsikyl\u00e4 and Harri Oinonen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>#jtg-374-4 .item .jtg-social a { color: #ffffff }#jtg-374-4 .item .caption { background-color: #ffffff;  }#jtg-374-4 .item .figc {color:#ffffff;}#jtg-374-4 .item { transform: scale(1); }#jtg-374-4 .items { width:100%; height:800px; }#jtg-374-4 .items .figc p.description { color:#ffffff;font-size:14px; }#jtg-374-4 .items .figc h2.jtg-title { color:#ffffff; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"jtg-374-4\" class=\"modula modula-gallery \" data-config=\"{&quot;margin&quot;:10,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableGplus&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;creative-gallery&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class='items'>\n\t\t<div class=\"item\" >\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<a 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The natural shape of the human body has been considered unfashionable throughout the history of fashion. Both female and male bodies have been altered: breasts and buttocks have been lifted, trousers have been pressed to straighten the legs, and feet have<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/the-unfashionable-human-bodies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wearable&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/548\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reika.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}