A sense of place continued

For this project I have decided to design a costume for the patients in the mental hospital from the story 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest' by Ken Kesey. From my primary research I let the shape and structure of a fence inspire me as well as what it represents.

A fence can represent feeling trapped or controlled by something or someone. Or it can represent protection and security which is symbolic as quite motherly and loving. The idea of something being unpleasant close up but from a distance be quite soft relates to clusters of pins. Pins are classified as 'dangerous' and look almost evil close up. However, when put in clusters and looked at from a distance they look soft, fluffy and very beautiful. I decided to use this idea in the costume design combined with the fence idea.

Photo collage -
using pins to show how they look elegantly beautiful in clusters as opposed to looking sharp and unpleasant

Knitwear being used to represent the idea of a fence