Veerle Martens

My collection ‘Hello, I am the new one’ is the inevitable consequence of my semester abroad in New Zealand as a Dutch exchange student. My collection is about the differences and similarities in both my and New Zealand culture, about adapting to a new culture, finding my way with all its comforts and discomforts. I was inspired by personal experiences, nature and people that I met here, but also people that I miss, Dunedin’s student culture and it’s atmosphere. This collection reflects my journey and development as a student, friend, stranger, foreigner, resident of Dunedin and being ‘the new one’.