September 5, 2025
How Do You Wear? Sydney Keller
“How Do You Wear? is a mixed-media textile installation that explores how clothing bears the marks of disabled life.
For many physically disabled individuals, myself included, garments often degrade in predictable ways: forearm fabric thinning from crutch use, elbows rubbing on wheels, seams tearing, fabrics pilling and shredding in irregular patterns. This project reframes that inevitable wear as evidence of interaction, resilience, and storytelling rather than frustration or failure.”
Sydney Keller is a designer and researcher exploring the relationship between materials and disabled bodies, revealing wear as a form of visual storytelling.
Sydney graduated from Wesleyan University in May 2025 with a self-designed major in Computational Design, an interdisciplinary program bridging computer science, computational fabrication methods, and design. Her senior thesis applied these interests to her unique story, exploring the disabled experience through both personal and collaborative lenses.
4 images from a gallery talk with audience surrounding artist.
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