
using camera detectors, ying gao explores robotic clothing as ambiguous living portraits
gao's latest designs evoke the blurred faces of strangers, partially hidden behind their phones or cameras.
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ying gao is a montreal-based fashion designer and professor at the university of quebec. her work questions our assumptions about clothing by combining fashion design, product design and media design. she explores the construction of the garment, taking her inspiration from the transformations of the social and urban environment. gao's work is showcased in numerous private and public collections, including those of dakis joannou and the montreal museum of fine arts.

gao's latest designs evoke the blurred faces of strangers, partially hidden behind their phones or cameras.
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