Xiǎo màozi – The Small Hat

Year: 2025

Material: ​Straw hat base, silk ribbon, leather flowers

Almost too small for a head – this little hat evokes doll play, childhood, miniature worlds.

The straw base comes from a gallery in Shanghai, made in a sheltered workshop for people with disabilities.

Adorned with a silk ribbon and a tiny bouquet of leather flowers, the piece becomes a quiet gesture between memory and ornament.

A citation of adornment – with its scale shifted.