Susannah Hightower’s paintings channel the spirit of Martin Margiela—the master of deconstruction and conceptual restraint. Each work pays homage to his philosophy of anonymity and reinvention, where absence speaks louder than form.

Created with plaster, paper, and pigment, these Margiela-inspired paintings explore what remains when identity is stripped away. The materials are distressed, layered, and left intentionally incomplete, revealing the beauty of imperfection and the honesty of process.

Hightower’s minimalist aesthetic mirrors Margiela’s approach to fashion: an embrace of the unseen, the unpolished, and the emotionally raw. Her pieces resonate with those who appreciate fashion as philosophy—art that hides as much as it reveals.