Ruitong Cui is a London-based artist working with garment-based forms, wearable technology, and knitted textiles. Her practice explores relationships between human and non-human entities, reimagining garments as more than functional clothing. Her work investigates alternative forms of connection, care, and co-existence beyond human-centered narratives.
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Manifesto
- Previous works
- Performance
- Writing
- Wearable Objects Design
Previous works
I.
The Fool
2021
Model: Xiaohan Chen
Photographer: Xiaoda
Makeup& Hair: Yue
A garment-based artwork inspired by the Tarot card The Fool (0), symbolizing courage, passion, and infinite possibility. The project reflects a personal journey of exploration through risk-taking and uncertainty.
Through patchwork and deconstruction techniques, the garment visualizes the process of making mistakes and moving forward, translating symbolic meaning into a wearable narrative of self-discovery.
Materials: Patchwork and deconstructed textiles
Dimensions: Garment scale
Keywords: Tarot symbolism, self-exploration, uncertainty, narrative design
II.
Slumbering in the Unbounded Realm of Time
2022
Model: Domi
Photographer: Xiaoda
Makeup& Hair: Yue& Bella
A garment-based artwork inspired by a surrealist film that explores the relationship between time and memory through symbolic and dreamlike expression. Using fishbone structures, mesh fabrics, and textile experimentation, the project visualizes the instability of time and the tension between human consciousness and reality.
Dimensions: Garment scale
Keywords: Surrealism, time and memory, symbolic design
III.
Synesthetes
2023
Model: Mengying Cheng
Photographer: Anton
Makeup& Hair: Max Yang& Hui L
A garment-based artwork — sculptural wearable installation. The garments are constructed through sculptural and three-dimensional forms, translating synesthetic experiences into wearable structures that explore the relationship between perception and clothing language.
Mixed textiles and structural materials
Dimensions: Garment scale
Keywords: Synesthesia, Sensory translation, Sculptural garment, Storytelling, Perception, Experimental textiles