9&50 Freakshow - The Bearded Lady
A series of photographs created using hand cut, paper butterflies as well as other textile elements to create 'The Bearded Lady'. This character is 1 of 3 created for my graduate project for my degree in Textile Art & Artefact.
Surrounded by ideals of perfection, my interest lies in feelings of inadequacy and self doubt; resulting in fantasies of escape and evolution to compensate. Using a variety of textile techniques and mixed media, I explored an imagined narrative that brought to life a freak show of hybrid creatures - a celebration of the imperfect. Thus, my first character, 'The Bearded Lady' was born. A riddle/ poem accompanies the photographs to act as a subtle narrative.
