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Its output focuses mainly on clothing and accessory pieces, created in small batches, although Thompson has started to create textile hangings as well. \n\nThompson draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources, ranging from pre-colonial knowledge systems and workwear to architecture and the work of Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. Although detailed research is a fundamental part of Thompson’s process,  Lagos Space Programme's work is not a homage to the past, but a call to look forward and consider innovative forms of design. Àdire, a woven indigo-dyed cloth historically made by the Yorùbá, is a staple of Thompson’s work. The ongoing Post-Àdire project (of which Project 6 forms a part) explores the future of this textile, translating it into knitwear as well as creating new motifs. Thompson’s work is also a medium for exploring and de-constructing notions of gender and queerness in Africa: ‘There is a common misconception that this [queerness] is a western construct and by exploring design through a cultural lens I aim to educate and highlight Africa’s progressive pre-colonial past.’  Thompson uses the work of Lagos Space Programme to call for a better understanding and acceptance of queer identities: ‘I’m very proud of my identity as a queer man. I live in a society where you’re policed for who you are and my work is a resistance to that policing.’ \n\nThis skirt comes from Lagos Space Programme’s Project 6, released for Spring/Summer 2022 which debuted at Milan Fashion week in November 2021. The ready-to-wear collection, entitled ‘Osun Sèègèsí’, was a celebration of Osun, an orisha (goddess) from the Ifa oral tradition.  Every year Osun is honoured at the Osun-Osogobo Festival, a two-week event in Osogbo. Thompson travelled to Osogbo for the festival to study the aesthetics of the local community during the celebrations. \n\nThe skirt itself is a hand-knotted àdìrẹ skirt made from silk, is a continuation of Thompson’s experiments with àdìrẹ. The skirt is made from a variation of àdìrẹ eleso, where the pattern is created by tying raffia, or in this case plastic string, around a seed or stone to resist the indigo dye. Typically, with àdìrẹ eleso the stone and ties are removed at the end of the dyeing process to reveal the pattern. As part of this experiment Thompson left many of the ties in place to create texture in the cloth, also drawing attention to the technique behind the textile itself, by making it visible in the finished piece. ","physicalDescription":"Wrap-skirt, hand-knotted àdìrẹ skirt made from silk. 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