In the time of the Covid19-pandemic many of us experienced isolation and a great increase in distance towards the people surrounding us. Locked behind our screens, we checked in on friends, family and colleagues yet probably all felt a lack of true connection. Touch and physical interaction can trigger mechanisms in our body that reduce stress, aggression and feeling overwhelmed. Moreover, research shows that physical contact can act as a natural antidepressant. Our own experience of that time lead us to reconsider our personal relationship to proximity in an era in which a lot of social exchange and experiences happen online. How does it affect our mental health? What does that say about the quality of connections and relate to our physical well being? Are words enough to stay in touch? 

Across time and space clothing has long had the role to signify status, roles, heritage and other messages, one wanted or had to signal to the world around. While the visual codification bears potential for conflict, too, we wanted to explore the idea of visualising contemporary events and contexts affecting us all in a society instead of individual predicates in everyday garments.