DAYDREAM NATION

PEOPLEText: Waiming

Is there always a message to theatre lovers and fashion aficionados? or merely a cross discipline to stimulate their senses?

Message is always the key to our season’s design. We believe the crossing between Theatre and Fashion helps spreading the message to a much wider audience. Fashion always seem to give people the impression of superficiality, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Inspiration itself is an abstract thought. how do you keep abreast of developments like this? Any fear of decline?

Funnily enough it has never been a problem for us. Inspiration is less abstract than what everyone thinks. As long as the Artist/Designer is constantly curious and interested in things around him/her with the openness and innocence of a child, the world is always fresh and full of surprises in his/her eyes. All you have do is to slow down and “really” look carefully into things and inspiration never runs out. But sometimes it is problematic to have too many ideas, since they will divert your focus and you have to be really harsh up and chuck them into the bin!

If the day really comes, what would you do?

Read a book. Take photos. Draw. Write. Do anything but don’t wait for inspiration to come. It never comes.

If Daydream Nation is invited to design or re-design a national costume, which one do you pick? Any reason for that?

Daydream Nation’s national costume. Which will probably be a DIY… everyone’s doing their own stuffs… customizing their own clothes… a bit chaotic, a lot of fun! So it won’t be a formal national costume that makes everyone looks ‘the same’.

What do you think most nations daydream about these days?

They dream about the end of all wars… but the stupid politicians just don’t get it… They dream about breathing fresh air… and they dream of having a big bite of something other than Mcdonalds…

How would you like Daydream Nation being remembered?

Regardless of age, time, race – everyone is constantly having fun and enjoying little details in life that we normally neglect.

Please pick a color to represent each other. And why?

Kay picks RED for Jing… because he is passionate.
Jing picks PURPLE for Kay… he thinks Kay has two sides… The RED side and the BLUE side… Kay has the irrational impulsive side but also the cool rational qualities…

Lastly, please leave a message to them.

No matter what, DREAM ON!!! You are not the only one.

Text: Waiming

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