Martin Margiela (9/4/1615)

The first solo exhibition by Maison Martin Margiela was held in the “glass pavillon” of the museum, built in the 1980’s, that adjoins a rose garden and a large decorative pond. Eighteen dressed dummies represent previous Martin Margiela Collections (Spring/Summer 1989 up to Autumn/Winter 1997/98). For the exhibition Margiela worked in collaboration with a prominent Dutch Microbiologist Dr. A.W.S.M van Egeraat, Professor at the Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Each outfit shown, had been treated with a different strain of bacteria, yeast and mould, which had been isolated from the air and nurtured to provide varying colours and textures. Over the course of the initial five days of the exhibition these organisms developed on the clothes and, once their gestation was complete, they changed the colour of the garments. De eerste solo-tentoonstelling van Maison Martin Margiela werd gehouden in het "glazen paviljoen" van het museum, gebouwd in de jaren '80. Achttien geklede poppen toonden de vorige Martin Margiela Collecties (lente / zomer 1989 tot herfst / winter 1997/98). Voor de tentoonstelling werkte Margiela samen met een vooraanstaande Nederlandse microbioloog Dr AWSM van Egeraat, hoogleraar aan de Wageningen Landbouw Universiteit, Nederland. Elk silhouet werd behandeld met een ander soort bacterie, gist en schimmel, die waren geïsoleerd uit de lucht en die verschillende kleuren en-structuren produceerden. Gedurende de eerste vijf dagen van de tentoonstelling ontwikkelden deze organismen zich op de kleding en, zodra hun dracht compleet was, veranderden ze de kleur van de kleding. Maison Martin Margiela's first solo exhibition was held in the museum's Òglass pavilion,Ó built in the 1980s. Eighteen dressed dolls displayed the previous Martin Margiela Collections (Spring/Summer 1989 to Fall/Winter 1997/98).‖ For the exhibition, Margiela collaborated with a leading Dutch microbiologist Dr AWSM van Egeraat, Professor at Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Each silhouette was treated with a different type of bacteria, yeast and fungus, which were isolated from the air and produced different colors and structures. During the first five days of the exhibition, these organisms developed on the clothing and, once their gestation was complete, they changed the color of the clothing.