Inspired by questions of conflict and diversity, the Paths and Conflicts Exhibition, created by Jum Nakao, Kiko Araújo and Julio Dojcsar, proposed forming seven pairs of designers from different areas and styles. The paired designers were invited to create a single item of clothing. The whole process of discussion and creation each pair had to go through to arrive at the end result was documented on video and presented alongside the clothes as parts of an installation. The exhibition was part of the Mediterranean event held at Sesc Pompeia in 2005.
Guest designers: Mário Queiroz, Dudu Betholini, Rita Comparato and Cacá Ribeiro, Rogério Hideki and Vitor Santos, VR Menswear, Carolina and Isadora Krieger, Carol and Gabi Rahal, Pedro Lourenço, Glória Coelho, Emilene Galende, Deoclys Bezerra, Walério Araújo, Thaís Losso, Erika Ikezili, Marcelo Sommer. Videomakers: Raimo Benedetti and Xabier Erkizia, Fernando Coster and Daniel Lima, Ruth Slinger, Coletivo Bijari, Luiz Duva, Tatiana Lohmann, Dácio Pinheiro and Rodrigo Dutra.
Concept, general direction and set design: Jum Nakao, Kiko Araujo and Julio Dojcsar, Production director: Marcos Farinha, Fashion curator: Jum Nakao, Video curator: Kiko Araujo, Production assistants: Camilla R. and Arthur Sens, Set crew: Jairo Dojcsar, Patrick Seitv, Juliano Tramujas, Letícia Andrade, Paulinho, Eduardo and Judith, Lighting: LPL Lighting Productions, Video: Conexão Promocional.
August 2005