# Clothing as a Moving Canvas The 2nd Skin Exhibit in San Francisco By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-04-27 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clothing-as-a-moving-canvas-the-2nd-skin-exhibit References: [exploratorium.edu](http://www.exploratorium.edu/2ndskin/) & [crave.cnet](http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9929676-1.html) The 2nd Skin Exhibit opening night took place on 4/25/08 in San Francisco. The event is a celebration of [clothing creativity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing). Crave notes that, “[There was] a man wearing costumes covered head to toe in LEDs. Another man wearing a suit made of bubble wrap. A woman in a skirt made of Snickers wrappers. And a woman in a dress that generates power when she moves.” The 2nd Skin Exhibit has a futuristic, sort of burlesque-like vision where the artists featured challenge the standard notions of practical clothing. Materials include everything from [re-purposed goods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/textile-production) to glowing electrical supplies from the hardware store. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Wearable Art:** Opportunities for artists and designers to create clothing as a form of artistic expression using unconventional materials and innovative technologies. - **Eco-fashion:** Opportunities for fashion designers to create sustainable clothing by using repurposed goods and environmentally-friendly materials. - **Interactive Clothing:** Opportunities for fashion designers and engineers to combine fashion and technology to create clothing that interacts with the wearer and their environment. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Design:** Fashion designers can explore the use of unconventional and eco-friendly materials to create wearable art and sustainable clothing. - **Technology:** Engineers can collaborate with fashion designers to incorporate technology into clothing and create interactive clothing. - **Art:** Artists can experiment with clothing as a form of artistic expression and create wearable art using unconventional materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Immersive 3D Fashion Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portalm-x-virtual-fashion-exhibition.md) - [LED-Infused Festival Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinsel-arcade.md) - [Immersive Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/centennial-exhibition.md) - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Skewer-Inspired Structural Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-and-crease-extended.md) - [Experimental Programmable Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing.md) - [Futuristic Robotic Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikeuchi-hiroto.md)