Returns is an interdisciplinary collaborative experiment investigating the materials, rhythms and performances of the mainstream fashion industry.  
  
In this project, we shop. Using the widespread 30-day retail return policy as the framework for our inquiry, we buy all kinds of garments and bring them back to the studio where they are very carefully taken apart. For one month, these garment materials are set in constant motion, becoming an ever-shifting landscape of new clothing constellations and sculptural forms. We sew, we dress, we move, we play, and we tend to the materials of our consumer system. At the end of the 30-day period, all garments are meticulously reassembled back into their original condition and returned to stores for a full refund.   

For 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, we come together for a public performance at The Dance Centre in Vancouver, Canada, presented in the context of the 2024 PuSh Festival. Each performance day, we upload new photos here.

Performance collaborators are: Nellie Gossen, Tone Puorro, Erika Mitsuhashi and Jaewoo Kang

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AN INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE BY NELLIE GOSSEN

JANUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 3

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Thank you so much for joining us on this 30 day journey. We are happy to report that all of our garments were successfully reassembled and returned to stores for a full refund.