Impact of war
Mirte Engelhard created a fashion collection for Museum Arnhem with nine outfits that make the themes memory , loss , strength and hope tangible. She spoke with nine people, each with their own experience of war and view of freedom. The collection is a visual translation of their personal stories, with fashion as a powerful means to reflect on the impact of war through time.
Mirte uses residual materials, upcycled fabrics and sustainable techniques. The choice of fabrics, colors and details brings the personal stories of the participants to life, so that each item of clothing reflects the complex experience of war and freedom.
Resistance = Standing
for something!
Fashion show, exhibition and documentary
Engelhard's collection was presented on Liberation Day, May 5, in a public fashion show during the freedom meal next to the Eusebius in Arnhem. A special moment in honor of 80 years of freedom.
The collection can be seen 9 May to 3 August 2025 Museum Arnhem . Here the personal stories of the participants and the choices in materials are further highlighted. The exhibition can be visited free of charge in the museum's umbrella organization.
From 9 May to 26 May the stories of the participants will be highlighted in the Hall of Rozet , to illustrate the collection. The collection was recorded as a whole in a fashion shoot by fashion photographer Ivo de Kok.
From 30 May to 3 August, fashion photography in Dudok Arnhem as part of June fashion month. All three exhibitions show how fashion is not only clothing, but a powerful form of expression and processing.
The entire process of Impact of War is recorded in a documentary by Moby Film , which will be shown at Focus Filmtheater 27 June 19: 00-20: 00
If you don't know the past, you can't understand the present or shape the future
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Collection Impact of War is a collaboration between Mirte Engelhard, Bridge to Liberation, Bureau Kessel, Ground floor, Moiety Film, Museum Arnhem and Rozet.
Thanks to
the Province of Gelderland, VSB Fonds, Cultuurfonds Gelderland, Entrepreneurs Fund Arnhem, Municipality of Arnhem
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