DYSTOPIAN GAMES and WASTE IS PRIVILEGE. Exclusive THERAPY BERLIN Editorial Shoot
- tHERAPY Recycle & Exorcise
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
The new editorial shoot brings two worlds into one frame: the controlled chaos of DYSTOPIAN GAMES and the raw material politics of WASTE IS PRIVILEGE. Shot with photographer Niki @nikifiser and featuring talent Poison Pauli @fragilexpoison, the story highlights garments that sit between clothing, sculpture, costume, and social comment.
Waste is Privilege II poster Dystopian Games Poster
Two THERAPY collections meet in one visual story
DYSTOPIAN GAMES and WASTE IS PRIVILEGE speak different visual languages, yet they share the same core question: what happens when systems break, and what do we choose to build from the remains?
DYSTOPIAN GAMES is a manifestation against the oppression of a system that demands absolute homogeneity. A system that dictates there is only one acceptable way to exist in the world, forcing every human being into a pre-designed mold, while brutally excluding anyone who refuses to fit.
Set against the corporate machinery of the World Cup, the bio-technological coercion of the Enhanced Games, and the proliferation of performance and weight-loss drugs, Dystopian Games ironizes textiles created as control tools. By twisting high-performance athletic codes alongside the restrictive anatomy of corsetry and shapewear garments, the collection uses satire and extreme silhouettes to expose the dark reality of forced optimization.
WASTE IS PRIVILEGE is a collection where each item carries a history and a new identity. Some materials traveled from closed shoe factories in Argentina. Others were donated by neighbors in Berlin. This mix of origins added layers of meaning to the collection.
This transformation went beyond fabric. It questioned who gets to decide what is valuable and what is discarded. The message was clear: waste is not just trash. It is a resource, a story, and a source of power.
Together, the collections build a visual argument without turning the editorial into a lecture. The images stay sensual, severe, and tactile. The message lives in the garments.
Exclusive availability at LOCA COLLECTIVE and online
The featured pieces from DYSTOPIAN GAMES and WASTE IS PRIVILEGE are available exclusively through the showroom LOCA COLLECTIVE @loca_collective and our online store.
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