so, we visited the gallery of costume in Manchester, really liked the bits on show here, especially a piece called 'widow' by Susie Macmurray, its a dress constructed from leather with around 100,000 silver pins attached to it, apparently its one of 4 structures made by the artist and the pieces explore aspects of female identity and vulnerability. I like the use of pins, i think they well represent the idea of vunerability, almost like a hedgehog putting their spikes on end when they feel threatened, the dress is like a coat of armour, i also like the use of leather, for me its representative of the skin, pierced with insecurities.
(images my own)
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