DECONSTRUCTION MEETS DESTRUCTION AZZMMA interview by fabiola talavera photography by adonay sánchez NAYELI DE ALBA, STYLE AMBAR VENEGAS, MODEL ALDO EK, HAIR ADRIAN GONZÁLEZ, MAKE-UP TANIA TREJO, STYLIST’S ASSISTANT FABIOLA TALAVERA — What motivated you to start this project? AZZMMA — I started my project as a way of finding a means of personal and aesthetic expression that encompassed my interests yet allowed me to expand into other disciplines. I found the answer in a hybrid between attire and sculpture. FABIOLA TALAVERA — How do your pieces change when translating a sketch into material reality? AZZMMA — There’s a sophisticated transmutation between the sketch and what the creation turns out to be. My sketches convey abstract sensations, and after several iterations, ideas become clearer in my mind, and then the piece emerges. I usually experiment with materials and let the pieces evolve. I like to allow that mutability. …
AZZMMA WEARS BLUE “CARPENTER” JEANS LEVI’S AND HIS OWN SILVER CHAINS
“A GLIMPSE OF THE UPCOMING BLUE DELIRIUM” TOP IN SAPPHIRE VEGAN CROCODILE LEATHER, “THE CASCADE” BODY, AND HAND-CARVED “FEATHER CONCH SCULPTURES” PANTIES AZZMMA
“THE LEVIATHAN” TOP IN BLACK, SCALED, VEGAN CROCODILE FAUX LEATHER, BLACK SATIN “DARK ANGEL” BANDAGES, AND SILVER “MEDITATION” MEDALLIONS AZZMMA