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Year: 2025
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Source: https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/621028/cover

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# Project Description

so many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES!

Flo Graham

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Jewellery & Accessories pathway on the UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design!

Jewellery & Accessories pathway on the UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design!

College School of Pre-Degree Studies

Course UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Graduation year 2025

Through this project, I explored the circus as a representation of societal performance and identity curation. I created a mask that visually links to circus performance while metaphorically displaying behaviour adaptation in response to social influences. The mesh provides a glimpse of the wearer’s appearance, but their features are concealed by a patchwork of real images, superficial additions, and the Emily Dickinson quote, “how dreary to be somebody!”, demonstrating how identity is formed from outside influences. Hidden on the ruff's underside are collected quotes that reveal how we truly feel about the pressure to alter ourselves and how we appear.

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This piece represents how our identities are formed from a patchwork of influences, and how the way we present ourselves differs from who we truly are.

'so many freaks and not enough circuses' quote from Rachel Renée Russell

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## Official page
- https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/621028/cover

## External
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