Megan van Engelen

“My mother’s blackberry jam: an iconic token from my youth. Unfortunately when my mother moved house, the blackberry bush got left behind in our old garden. It was the end of an era. No more blackberry jam, just the few pots left that preserved my childhood memories.
In a search for nostalgia, I explore my childhood memories, in which I encounter many fictional characters. It’s glamorous, colourful and so fucking happy. Although, I suppose it is.” - Berry

In Berry Megan van Engelen explores romanticised childhood memories through several fashion pieces and a blackberry bush that relate to a broken family.

This is an ongoing project where I tend to collaborate with multiple artists, designers and filmmakers.

Photography: @quincywest
Photography & videography: @studiowitzwart
Models: @filipamodels & Alina Voskuil
Chef de cabine: @sisleyangenois_ and team
Dancers: @brucedancefactory
Choreo: @merelyanez, @lorenzostrijb
Visual and technical support @stefhabraken
@epsonnederland #epsondesignawards

For the second edition I was scouted and nominated for the Epson Design Awards. These awards are brought to life by Epson & LabeledBy to support young design talent with a lager audience.

For this contest all the participants were asked to create a print that was going to be printed on two different fabrics. With that fabric, we created one or more outfits.

During this contest, Megan was announced as the grand prize winner. Winning an Epson sublimation printer and a cash prize.

See the video below where I tell you more about BERRY.

Photography Anniek Snoeijs
Concept & edit: Megan van Engelen & Anniek Snoeijs
MUAH: Nathalie Bollen
Performers: Frouwke Florentina & Alison Scanlan & Megan van Engelen