Deer Fascinator

Year: 2019

Material: ​hand-felted base with embedded materials, plastic figurine, artificial flowers, lace

A small deer stands on a textile base, framed by lace. The surface is formed through the felting-in of various materials, evoking moss-like textures and floral fragments.

The deer is tethered. The seemingly idyllic scene shifts. This fascinator addresses the tension between representations of nature, ornament, and control – worn at the threshold between intimacy and public display.