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The road twists and the path changes. The God of Rebirth leads the way.
Curves Ahead is inspired by the strength and resilience of the rebuild efforts following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Grace DuVal first conceptualised Curves Ahead while on a road trip around New Zealand, just after being named the runner up to the Supreme WOW Award with her 2017 finalist garment, Refuse Refuge. She was inspired by the juxtaposition between the natural landscape of Aotearoa and the neon signage and garb of New Zealand road crews.
“Curves Ahead promises a colourful future beyond devastation and leads the charge to rebuild what once was and what is yet to be,” she says.
Vinyl signs, fencing, cones, 3D printed PLA
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Judges comments
Curves Ahead is visually electrifying, vividly beautiful and a cohesive, compelling concept. It commands your attention, and up close you observe the phenomenal technical skill involved in bringing it to being