The Scarf as a Symbol of Freedom and Boundaries
For centuries, the scarf has accompanied women, reflecting their identity, beliefs, and status. It could serve as a protective veil or a barrier that conceals. It intertwines tradition, culture, and personal history, becoming both an adornment and a silent witness to a woman’s life.
Exhibition Overview
The “Woman in Search of Freedom” exhibition tells the stories of women through surrealistic imagery. Chandralizmy, transferred onto scarves, gain profound symbolism – where a woman wraps, hides, or adorns herself with her own history.
The collection consists of both digital and physical scarves, adorned with surreal and autobiographical works by artist Chandra Li. Each piece conveys the delicate nuances of female identity, strength, and vulnerability, exploring the fine line between freedom and restriction.
The project brought together 3D designers from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, each creating a digital fashion look inspired by a scarf from the collection. The result is a series of striking virtual runway pieces that highlight their distinct artistic visions, refined technical skills, and shared passion for reimagining fashion in the digital age. Participating designers include Sasha Vix, DesignNina, Ha Jinju, Shahrzad Forouzanfar, Marium Mujahid, MORWA, Shahrzad & Saba, Marie von Voxel, Yuliia Miekh, and Julia Mozzart.
The project was presented simultaneously in both physical and virtual spaces – at Unique Fashion Show in Paris 2025 and in the Spatial metaverse as a three-space digital exhibition. The virtual part was accompanied by an interactive Fashion Quest – a conceptual narrative journey through the world of images and meanings in the collection. The digital looks were also integrated into the live show, with a simultaneous broadcast of the Paris runway in the metaverse.
Role of CHOICE
The CHOICE community provided technical and media support, coordinated the strategic integration of the project into the Web3 and digital fashion ecosystem, and hosted the international AI open call on the theme “Women in Search of Freedom.” The winner of the competition was Angela Fraser – a multidisciplinary visual artist and generative design specialist working at the intersection of storytelling and AI-fashion.
About the project WISOF
The project explores the scarf as a universal symbol of femininity, memory, and resistance. Through the artist’s personal mythology and the collective experience of the participants, it creates a poetic visual anthropology where textiles, digital media, and fashion art merge into a single immersive space. In the context of contemporary art, the project bridges a crucial gap between fashion culture, feminist practice, and emerging technologies.
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