Sewn Cities Soft Sculpture Concept

Morphology: the subject hand-sewn as a soft sculpture; masses are stuffed and topstitched canvas panels holding their shape, fine details are satin-stitch embroidery and french knots, structural lines are welted seams and piping tracing every contour, apertures are bound buttonholes showing a contrast lining, edges are bias-bound and softly rolled::3 Material Physics: heavy natural canvas and felted wool, visible weave at macro distance, thread tension puckering along the longest seam, exactly one loose thread, soft self-shadow inside every stitch::3 Illumination: one large softbox at forty-five degrees, deep raking side light so stitch relief reads, warm neutral, low grey plinth::2 Render Stack: still-life product photography, hundred millimetre macro, shallow depth of field, textile detail::1 leather, shiny, vinyl, sewing machine, mannequin, dress form, CGI cloth simulation, stuffed animal::-0.6