a thought that remains awake
A Thought That Remains Awake is my graduation collection, exploring the invisible presence of combat-related trauma and the ways fear, memory, and the need for protection continue to inhabit the body long after a moment has passed.
The project began with a personal question: Why does the uniform still feel like a safe place? From this question, I explored the tension between protection and vulnerability, exposure and concealment, comfort and suffocation. The collection reflects the contradiction of searching for safety within something that can simultaneously carry memories of fear.
At the heart of the project is The Monster of the Night, a book I wrote and illustrated alongside the collection. The monster is not a frightening figure, but a quiet and exhausted presence—a guardian that remains awake, checks, worries, and refuses to let go. It became a way of giving physical form to thoughts and emotions that are often invisible.
look n. 01
The book’s drawings, words, and characters move from the page into the garments through embroidery, print, hand knitting, painting, textile manipulation, and deconstruction. Repetition becomes both a visual language and a reflection of persistent thought, while camouflage, oversized forms, constriction, and soft blanket-like volumes explore the shifting relationship between safety and restriction.
look n. 02
look n. 03
Through the collection, I wanted to make an internal experience visible without attempting to resolve it. A Thought That Remains Awake exists in the space between strength and fragility- using clothing, material, and storytelling to open a conversation about combat-related trauma and the traces it can leave on the body, the mind, and those who live alongside it.
look n. 04
look n. 05
Photography: Yarden Eshel