Woven ‘brain’ fabric ankle boot with a 3D-printed carrying bent figure as the heel, Ivo Schrama, 2025.
Ivo: ‘My brain… It’s the only part of me that can fight itself. It makes up things that aren’t real and suppresses what truly matters. Sometimes I feel like a tenant, trapped in a house I didn’t build, yet one I still have to take care of. That brain sets my pace, my fears and my sleep. It lines everything up, then throws it all into chaos again.
And from the outside? No one sees a thing. There’s no bandage. No scar. No black eye. No sign of being different. But my brain works differently. Not wrong—just intense. Loud. Restless. Beautiful at times, but always present. Sometimes I wish I could have a break from myself. But this is my mind.My world. My truth; between MY ears. And each day, I learn to endure it just a little bit better.’
