Fright & Fight
A 2-piece work looking at how anger and aggression are often used to mask feelings of sadness and vulnerability, particularly in young boys.
I considered this work after working in a youth detention centre and seeing that aggression and violence were often a defense against feelings of sadness and vulnerability. With the garments I will draw on cultural pictures of threat and aggression such as tattoos. Tattoos also can be a strong representation of manhood for young boys to identify with.