LOUIS VUITTON
Canadian Artist Maxwell N. Burnstein joins forces with Louis Vuitton to commemorate the luxury heritage brand’s 200th Anniversary
On August 4, 2021, the founder of Louis Vuitton would have turned 200 years old. To celebrate the man, his innovative spirit, and his ongoing legacy, Louis Vuitton has invited 200 visionaries spanning the fields of art to science across the world to express their creativity that will be put on display through reimagining the iconic luxury fashion brand’s classic trunks.
To commemorate the monumental milestone, Louis Vuitton has partnered with Canadian artist Maxwell N. Burnstein to develop a unique, one-of-a-kind artwork in the form of a trunk that beautifully depicts how the free-flowing seas of The Arctic are being radically altered due to climate change.
About the Project:
As an artist who places great significance on environmentalism and how the detrimental effects of climate change is a marker of what the future holds, I sought to create an artwork that visually encapsulates the melting ice caps, glaciers and rising sea levels. Through using landscape and oceanic photography from The Arctic, my artwork is a snapshot of the changing environment and is meant to provoke awareness as well signal change amongst audiences in an effort to preserve the beauty of nature.
