Abnegation | Luigi & Luca

Homo-Neurotic favorites Luigi & Luca treat us to a preview of their most recent collaboration with a handful of Berlin designers, entitled Abnegation. Abnegation refers to the renunciation of personal interests in favor of another’s or the rejection of religious doctrine.  These ideas come to life in their images, which make occasional references to classical Christian iconography while simultaneously subverting it.  On the series’ title, the duo writes:

” Modern life is based on self-abnegation, but in an opposite sense from the religious way.  We deny a part of ourselves not achieve something higher, but to merely forget about it.  That part we renounce cannot really be called an attainment of progress, but the result of another failing religion.”

If you happen to be in Berlin for Fashion Week this year, the whole collection of images will be on display January 26th at 6pm at Abnormals Gallery.  Enjoy the preview, with more images after the jump.  

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