Who I am

I am a multidisciplinary artist, educator, illustrator and fashion designer. Having lived amidst different cultures and languages, my constant transformations lead me not to shedding old skins (like the snake), but rather to add on layers of knowledge and experience (like the turtle). Conceptually I work with the essence of the human experience through storytelling, with popular culture, folklore, world mythologies and ecofeminism. I am moved by the idea of “thinking with our hands” and am convinced that through making, one can access a different kind of intuitive, creative knowledge. For this reason, in parallel to designing clothes, illustrating books and interactive art installations, in 2014 I founded L’École de Papier, a school and laboratory where I research ways of accompanying artists (both children and adult) to enter the “state of play” which is so easily accessible through artistic practices.

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Contact me at iam@karishmachugani.com