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While shopping for winter jackets, I realised that it’s impossible for me to tell where exactly the feathers of mass-produced down jackets came from. Therefore, I attempted to make my own down jacket in a relatively harmless way: by manually collecting the goose feathers on the grounds in parks, riverbanks and forests near my house in Breda, the Netherlands.
After two months of collecting, cleaning, filling and sewing, the jacket was put to the test over three weeks in the High Arctic – to see if I could survive. During a sailing expedition of The Arctic Circle Residency, I made 21 landings and glacier hikes wearing only this jacket and minimal base layers. A how-to guide – A Step by Step Guide for Making Your Own Down Jacket – was designed based on my experiences to allow everyone to make a similar garment where they live.
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FUTURES is a European Photography Platform that brings together the global photography community to support and nurture the professional development of emerging artists worldwide.
FUTURES curates exhibitions and programs, including talks, through our extensive network of top European curators and artists.
The FUTURES Residency Program provides selected emerging photographers with the time, space, and resources to develop new work, with a strong focus on the artistic process and research.
FUTURES annual publications feature in-depth articles, interviews and conversations with key players from the global community. Released alongside the annual exhibition, the publication showcases work by FUTURES artists alongside commissioned essays on some of the most compelling issues in contemporary photography.