Your eyes aren’t fooling you — these models are carefully camouflaged into their surroundings without use of any digital manipulation. each subject is wearing meticulously-knitted garments tailored to blend seamlessly with their surrounding environment. ‘knitted camouflage’ is the brainchild of photographer Joseph Ford, who worked with knitting friend Nina Dodd on a collection of custom hand-sewn sweaters. ‘all the clothes are real, not photoshopped,’ Ford tells us.
Ford worked closely with Dodd on a range of printed patterns suited to match urban backgrounds, like a bus seat, a tiled wall and a running track. The knitted compositions are both complex and carefully coordinated to exactly match their selected surrounding. Amongst a range of models, the photographer shot well-known parisian twins, Mady & Monette malroux, as well as street artist Monsieur Chat, who painted one of his trademark cats on the wall of a derelict factory as part of the project.
The latest additions to the series of custom hand-knit pieces are included in the duo’s newly published book ‘invisible jumpers.’
Source: www.designboom.com
knitwear: nina dodd
photography: joseph ford
books title: invisible jumpers
publisher: hoxton mini press
