Bisrat Negassi

Hamburg/Germany — Fashion designer

Bisrat Negassi is a fashion designer, who was born in Eritrea and grew up in Germany. She studied and worked in Germany, Italy, USA, and is now living and working between Hamburg and Paris. In 2004 she started her label for transcultural fashion Negassi. She is co-founder of the non-profit organisation M.Bassy, based in Hamburg, with the goal to promote contemporary African and African-inspired artists and creatives.

www.negassi.com

Articles with and by Bisrat Negassi:

Editorial

Membrane – Boundary & Connectedness

by Schlosspost

A membrane is employed as a boundary-object and as a site of connectedness. Looking at this dual character of the membrane, the discussion in this issue is about flows, exchange, permeability, and translations, as well as about restraint, rejections, and protected areas.

Poem

Stag(e) Nation

by Bisrat Negassi

Can one be thirsty in the sea? Can there be distance if we get close? Can music be silent? A poem that reflects on contradictions, and realities existing next to each other.