BZA_AlaJanbek_FabricademyFinalProject2023

After 101 years of genocide, Circassians scattered across the globe, losing their native language. But stories are shared through different forms of language.Bza (Circassian: language) is my journey of discovering the meanings of Circassain motifs and using... More

After 101 years of genocide, Circassians scattered across the globe, losing their native language. But stories are shared through different forms of language.Bza (Circassian: language) is my journey of discovering the meanings of Circassain motifs and using them to write the stories of our past, present, and future on three pairs of sleeves made using different materials and fabrication techniques. Less