Kristina Shin|2025 SUSFUTURE 國際永續時尚設計展

|Category:Fashion Art
|Material:Denim and screen printing inks
|Technique:Screen printing using regular ink, foil heat transfer, and puff print applications.
|Year:2025
|City, Country:Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

/Artist 藝術家/

Dr Kristina Shin’s research consists of 1) creative fashion design and 2) inclusive design. For the former, she shares a story through garments that are aesthetically pleasing and providing the perfect fit. For the latter, she searches for innovative solutions to real world challenges including post-mastectomy product design (i.e., mastectomy bra & prosthesis) for breast cancer survivors, compression garment design for sports performance, and hydrotherapy product design for rehabilitation.

Kristina Shin 博士 的研究主要涵蓋兩大方向:
1)創意時尚設計,以及
2)包容性設計(Inclusive Design)。

在創意時尚設計方面,她透過服裝講述故事,追求兼具美感與完美合身度的設計表現;而在包容性設計領域中,她專注於為真實世界的需求尋找創新解方,包括為乳癌倖存者設計的乳房切除後產品(如義乳胸罩與義乳)、提升運動表現的壓縮服裝設計,以及用於復健治療的水療產品設計。

她的研究結合設計美學與實際功能,致力於讓時尚與產品設計成為支持身體、療癒與生活品質的重要力量。

Kristina Shin|2025 SUSFUTURE 國際永續時尚設計展 1

/Description and concept of the artwork
作品描述與概念/

My work reflects on our enduring connection to the land we inhabit. Though we move through cities and seasons, we remain—like trees—rooted in the soil that sustains us. Cincinnati, where I now live, feels like a land of milk and honey: abundant in beauty, generous in light, and quietly nourishing to the soul. The sky stretches vast above me, the clouds drift with grace, and I am reminded daily of the gifts of place. This artwork is my gesture of gratitude—a wish to be a faithful steward of the earth and to cherish what I have been given. Like the Tree of Life, it speaks of love, belonging, and renewal. I chose the form of a postage stamp to carry this message—a small, lasting note of affection sent from one landscape to another.

我的創作反思我們與所棲居土地之間那份持續而深刻的連結。即使我們穿梭於城市與四季之中,依然——如同樹木一般——深深扎根於滋養我們的大地。我如今生活的 辛辛那提(Cincinnati),對我而言宛如一片流著奶與蜜的土地:充滿豐盛的美感、慷慨的光線,並以靜謐的方式滋養著靈魂。遼闊的天空在我頭頂延展,雲朵優雅地漂移,日日提醒著我「所在之地」所賜予的一切恩典。

這件作品,是我獻上的一個感恩姿態——一個期許自己能成為大地忠實守護者的心願,珍惜所擁有的一切。如同 生命之樹(Tree of Life),它訴說著愛、歸屬與更新。我選擇以郵票作為形式來承載這份訊息——一則微小卻長久的情感筆記,從一片風景寄往另一片風景。

 
 
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