Hester Hoog

I create art using discarded, worn, sun-bleached, mended and time-traveled textiles and garments - fabrics that carry the silent traces of past lives in every thread.

Each work begins with cloth that has already lived: washed, frayed, mended, and faded. These materials have journeyed far before reaching my hands, and my work is a way of honoring that quiet, often invisible history.

With a background in fashion, I feel a deep responsibility toward the materials I work with in a different context. I see myself as an ambassador for textiles - committed to prolonging the life of valuable resources for as long as possible. In a world where fabric is often treated as disposable, I aim to slow things down, to extend the narrative of these worn materials through art.

Through mending, hand-stitching, composing and layering textures, I give these textiles a new purpose. I often dye them by hand or paint directly onto their surfaces when the composition calls for it, working intuitively to reveal their raw, tactile beauty.

I’m drawn to what’s ragged, repaired, and imperfect - the visible marks of use and endurance. By reworking these fragments, I aim to elevate their value and speak to the idea of transformation through care.

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BA - Bachelor of Science in Fashion & Textile Technologies, Amsterdam (AMFI)