The Architecture of Cloth

The Architecture of Cloth: Exhibiting the works of Auguste Soesastro

16 - 24 September 2016

dia.lo.gue artspace Jakarta

Opening 15 September 2016 - 19.00

foreword by Mme. Sranya Natalegawa

remarks by Mme. Sjamsidar Isa 

This first solo exhibition demonstrates the understated yet complex designs of Auguste Soesastro, a swinging pendulum between dress making, visual arts and architecture. Each body of work contains specific research on how cut corresponds to the human form, either figure enhancing or to create void, the Japanese philosophy of ma. Works in this exhibit are divided into 3 subcategories of research; formation, fragmentation and reduction, accompanied by sketches and paintings in direct correspondence to the pieces. By going against conventional pattern construction, the execution command precision seaming and painstaking hand sewing to achieve minuscule details devoid of ornamentation. This form of presentation allows the audience to understand the thought process and observe details which are often lost on the runway shows

Auguste Soesastro was born in Jakarta, and raised in the Netherlands, United States and Australia. Soesastro initially concentrated his studies on Architecture and Digital Arts for which he received degrees from the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, respectively. He arrived in Paris at the age of 24 to study at the rigorous Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture in Paris, alma mater of the great couturiers Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino. Soesastro trained at a number of major haute couture houses in Paris, then relocated to New York to work for couturier Ralph Rucci before launching his own label in New York City in 2008, which focuses on delivering understated authentic luxury against the tide of fast fashion in a commerce hungry industry. All pieces are crafted in limited numbers in accordance with Fair Trade standards.