In Ewondo, one of the languages spoken in Cameroon and the mother tongue of Imane AYISSI, BISSAKARAK means scribble, first draft, that suspended moment when the hand tries something. It is in this exquisite sketch that a collection is born.

On a sheet of paper, then on a mannequin, Imane AYISSI loves nothing more than this fragile yet exhilarating in-between stage of the creative process.

The search for a silhouette, then volumes, discovering how fabrics move and come alive on the body. For Imane AYISSI, this process of research echoes a familiar practice: the way in Africa of wrapping oneself in fabric, not seeking the perfect finish, but rather the effect produced.

The garment is always in motion, evolving, never static. Draping, pleating and different tying techniques become the quintessence of this idea. Imane AYISSI explores the multiple possibilities, evoking Ancient Greece as well as African chiefdoms.

The kente cloth of Ghana, the raffia of Madagascar, the woven loincloths of Nigeria, in their pas de deux with silk faille and Gazar, tell the same story: the possibility of becoming again after having been. Textiles, like colours, offer ever-renewed metamorphoses.

Imane AYISSI affirms here a way of creating that is always alive, always in motion.