Presentation given about my practice @ Otto Von Busch new course at The New School / Parson's School of Design Strategy Sept. 29 2016.

1. ¡Hola!

12. Connection through
transformation

14. Hacking Couture
(2006-Present)
DIY workshop series that open sources fashion brands and invites consumers to become
makers and hand-make their designs.
Fashion Strategies

16. Giana Pilar González. Strategy for Hacking Couture (2006-Present)

17. Giana Pilar González. Box of Codes (2013)

18. Giana Pilar González. Versace Hack (2008)

19. Giana Pilar González. Brand DNA diagrams for Hacking Couture (2006-Present)

21. Gucci Hack by workshop participant. Fashion Camp Workshop 2009. NYC

22. Gucci Hack by workshop participant. Fashion Camp Workshop 2009. NYC

23. Personas (2010-Present)
Embodying the codes found in fashion and pop culture.
Coco’s Birth (2015)
Joey Sings (2013)
Barbie Snacks (2015)
Performance

24. Giana Pilar González. Personas: Coco’s Birth (2015)

25. Giana Pilar González. Personas: Joey Sings (2013)

26. Giana Pilar González. Personas: Barbie Snacks (2015)

27. MIRROR DANCING
(2015-Present)
Experiments in dialogues with my own reflection
Performance

28. Top to bottom rows: Mirror Dance 07 (Panama City), Mirror Dance 07 (NYC), Mirror Dance 08 (Panama City), Mirror Dance 10 (NYC)

30. Gabrielle Roth
“In modern times, the term “shapeshifting” has been all
but lost. More often than not we inhabit the shadow side
of the shapeshifter either trying to be invisible or trying
to be somebody else. This happens when, instead of
having faith in the fluidity of own persona, we try to fix
ourselves in an idea of who we are. And when we can’t
come up with a good idea, we imitate somebody else’s.
The trick is to identify with the shifting, not the shape,
the process, not the product.”

31. ¡Gracias!
http://gianagonzalez.com
@gianagon