Body Emballage is a collection of originally 30 paper shirts made of disposable wrappings from Japan, Denmark and North America.

The Body Emballage project made in 1996 was the first collection Annette Meyer did, using wrapping materials for clothing objects.

The special soft texture of the paper shirts is achieved by crumpling and ironing it repeatedly. The result is very comfortable to the touch and to the ear. The visual impression is fragile and delicate. In spite of the qualities of the material it is not suitable for mass production as the durability is not unlimited.

This collection was the beginning of a series of experiments dressing the body in the graphic language of disposable materials. The paper materials from the 3 countries represented in Body Emballage was later expanded to include paper and plastic materials from several other Asian, European and North American countries.

Exhibition design and hanging system Nynke van Vliet

Graphic Design
Jeanne Betak