Iris van Herpen ~ Syntopia

With ’Syntopia’, Iris van Herpen explores the new worlds that arise within synthetic biology and the intertwining relationships between the organic and the inorganic. ʻSyntopiaʼ acknowledges the current scientific shift in which biology converges with technology and visualizes the fragility and power within. Runway video by Blitzkickers ~ Many thanks to: Press: Nicolas Delarue | Karla Otto Paris Collaborating artists: Studio Drift Styling: Patti Wilson Casting: Maida Gregori Boina | Maxime Valentini | Caroline Mauger Technical production & Light design: Stefan Prokop & Maarten Pronk | JUR Make-up: Terry Barber & the MAC PRO Team Hair: Martin Cullen | Streeters Music: Salvador Breed Including tracks: Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - 2049 Legowelt - Svolvaer Kuedo - Border State Collapse Press release: Eugene Rabkin & Jerry Stafford Video registration: Blitzkickers Show production: Jonas Kraft | POPKRAFT, Michelle den Hollander | Good Mood Productions, SixUp Paris | N6 Frontstage Photography: Yannis Vlamos Backstage photography: Molly SJ Lowe Invitation artwork: Jon Emmony Manicure: Jessica Scholten | OPI Nederland ~ Special thanks to: Lonneke Gordijn & Ralph Nauta Jochem Esser Philip Beesley & Living Architecture Systems Group Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode Bryan Huynh & Tristan Tran Zjenja Doubrovski & Bas de Jong | TU Delft Alla Polozenko | Illustration booklet Davy Hezemans & Britt Hamersma | Spice PR ~ Made possible by: The Johannes Vermeer Prize Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Paris Atelier Néerlandais