I walked into the museum to take some time away from the day - the news, the experience, the costs. I found myself immersed in the quiet of being near people yet apart from them, floating between exhibits where the body is absent, implied, or blurred, and space and quiet are at times amplified.
Viktor & Rolf Projection Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Spiral Staircase, High Museum/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Visitor as Tableau, High Museum/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Reflections, High Museum/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Garments are not always just clothing. They are frameworks or foundations for expression, emotions, and memories. Without faces, the mannequins allow us to see and feel what we want and need to experience in the moment.
Head Dress - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Transparency - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Looking Glass - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Blinded - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
In the stillness, there is movement in each stitch, fold, sparkle, bow, and ornament. There is solace in the details.
Patched - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Sea of Bows - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Always Shine - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Textures - High Museum of Art/Photo by Nichole Martinson
There is warmth and security in the glow.
Chandelier Orchard - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Scallop Sea - High Museum of Art/Photo by Nichole Martinson
The room, structures, and sketches hint at what came before and what could still be to come.
Fashion Constructs/Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Saved Ideas - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Spaces - High Museum of Art/Photo by Nichole Martinson
Door to Somewhere - High Museum of Art/Photo by Nichole Martinson
I felt soothed after soothed after the experience, but now, are things right again in the world?
Cheeky Coat - Viktor & Rolf Exhibit/Photo by Nichole Martinson