Bio:
Janine Grosche, born in 1985, is a versatile German artist and fashion designer working at the intersection of experimental fashion, sculpture, material innovation, and performative rites, all in relation to the body and nature.
Having studied fashion design in Berlin, her recent body of work and ongoing research project, the "SKIN SERIES", manifests as a series of latex installations created from hand-made, transparent latex sheeting derived from natural liquid latex, evoking the sensation of tactile qualities and appearances of skin.
She focuses on creating material experiences by harnessing the properties of natural materials into bio-fabricated wearable ecosystems, facilitating an earthly interconnection between the human body and natural resources through fashion, questioning the current association with latex.
Infused with an aesthetic that mirrors natural patterns, Janine re-imagines systems of transient materiality through intricate methods of latex casting, which exude sensuality and mysterious allure. Her latex skin designs embody intimate, living entities—a second skin that is both vulnerable and sacred. This work explores garments as temporary bodies and ephemeral relics, interweaving themes of mythology, mysticism, archaeology, ecology, existence, extinction, and vulnerability.
Other works expands to wax sculpture for PATH Lab.