INSTALLATION: THE CLOSET (Uniform City)
Fri, Apr 04
|Le Mondo
The opening of a site-specific installation by Laure Drogoul that explores the interplay between cultural identity and clothing at Le Mondo. Running through April 20th at Le Mondo.
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Le Mondo, 406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
About The Event
Le Mondo is proud to present Laure Drogoul's THE CLOSET (Uniform City), a site-specific participatory installation that explores the interplay between cultural identity and clothing. This free opening features an open quilting workshop at 7PM and performances from Laure Drogoul and Liz Downing starting at 8PM.
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 4 | 7PM - 10PM
QUILTING WORKSHOP: 7PM
PERFORMANCES: 8PM - 10PM
406 N Howard St, Baltimore
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Saturday, April 5 | 1PM - 4PM
Gallery Hours Artist Laure Drogoul present for gallery hours
Saturday, April 12 | 5PM - 7PM
Darning Workshop & Quilting Workshop
Free workshops led by Courtney Acosta and Marshall Moore
Saturday, April 12 | 7:30PM
Performances from Laure Drogoul and Liz Downing
Free gallery hours and performances til 9PM
More Info & RSVP
Saturday, April 19 | 3PM - 5PM
Darning Workshop & Hat-Making Workshop
Free workshops led by Courtney Acosta and Valeska Populoh
Saturday, April 19 | 8PM
Solar Powered Generator in The Closet A night of multidisciplinary performances
ABOUT THE PROJECT
What we wear defines our sense of self, our relation to the world around us, and its relation to us. Form and function intertwined with social role and station. THE CLOSET (Uniform City) considers how our identities are sculpted through rituals that are connected to domesticity and fashion. The work also addresses the environmental impact of the textile waste that has piled up over many decades during the rise of ready-made and fast fashion.
THE CLOSET (Uniform City) takes shape at Le Mondo, our home which was once home to Uniform City, a discount uniform store for over fifty years. Central to the project will be this immersive labyrinthine installation of hundreds of post-consumer garments collected from multiple communities. The garments span different times and types—from sportswear and military uniforms to medical and theatrical clothing—each with its own story to tell.
In addition to the installation, the project will also host workshops and performances between April 4th and April 20th. Event details will be posted further at lemondo.org.
From cradle to grave, we are swaddled in cloth nearly every day of our lives. THE CLOSET (Uniform City) opens a dialog about what we wear, how it defines us, and the role clothing plays in transforming our world’s present and future.