SOULWHAT questions the soulful relationship between arts, fashion, and religion through Eda, the Buddhist trans artist,  and her sculptured pieces made from discarded Buddhist monk textiles. Eda has been collecting vintage objects including the discarded monk robes that are stowed away at the temples. in Thailand, they produce more robes than monks actually need. Each and every reimagined piece is individually sculptured by Eda in her kitchen in Berlin. They are collectible and sustainably made of collected Buddhist textiles. 

Eda wants to give these discarded Buddhist textiles a new purpose and brings awareness of the unsolved situation to her audiences. this is how the first prototype of the SOULWHAT project took shape. Eda, as a Buddhist trans artist, inspires by the beauty of the Buddhist monk uniform in Thailand that ensemble one of a kind of fashion costume constructed of a singular rectangle of cotton material in saffron color. it was a moment when Eda encountered such a beauty. Eda has been working on wide-ranged artistic projects about fashion and Buddhism ever since. 

SOULWHAT is more than just an aesthetic or style, eda has been associated with sustainable fashion practice. finding beauty and imperfection from the idea of sustainability and meaningful design, and all these are deeply rooted in Buddhist teaching — detaching yourself from the material world. Fashion is anything vanity but sustainability. it is not about what you wear but it is about how you wear it. the irresponsibly consuming choices cause harmful impacts. SOULWHAT by Eda offers reimagined collectible fashion based on a sustainable design solution, a soulful approach.

ARTIST - EDA  ake LADYBOIL / PHOTOGRAPHER - SOM aka SOMROXYZ / HAIR - TETE aka DANGEROUSTETE / MUA - ISSY aka RAWESSISSY / CREWS/VIDEO - BOAT aka THATWASBOAT / CREWS/STYLISH - P aka PPLERN / COORDINATOR - PIMPORN aka PIMPORNO