18/09/2024
The exist, extend long sleeve and bandana were designed by
It took a while for us the get here- mostly because I didn’t know what I wanted. (Thanks for the patience Nash lol). All I knew was I love Nash’s approach to design, and I wanted a shirt to celebrate Paraluman’s transition into our new world.
Two words have been in my head a lot when reflecting on Paraluman: existence and extension. Mostly because I’ve been having existential thoughts on why we even exist anymore, and how I can make our current existence an extension of what flora can do for us. Not just as something to appreciate with our eyes, but as something to heal us, and further connect us with each other.
We ended up with the words “xzist” and “xtend” on the arms, and an image Nash lifted from the Not Just For Lovers poster— an event we did with transit records earlier this year.
This is more than just a shirt and bandana for me. Creating it brought a lot of anxiety: no one will “get” it, no one will buy it, no one gives a s**t about this transition. But it also gave me the space to be safely vulnerable through the changes, an opportunity to work with Nash, , , and and to finally jump start the transition that I’ve been holding off for months.
Thank you for those who have purchased. And for those who hasn’t, bilis na, kailangan ko kitain ginastos ko to make these hahahahaha
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