03 — HELD IN FAERIE

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THE FINAL CHAPTER OF girlLand, HELD IN FAERIE DRAWS FROM FOLKLORE, MYTHOLOGY, AND THE DARKER HISTORIES HIDDEN WITHIN FAIRYTALES. EXISTING BETWEEN FANTASY AND UNEASE, THE COLLECTION EXPLORES HOW SYMBOLS SUCH AS SHOES, HAIR, AND ADORNMENT HAVE HISTORICALLY SHAPED IDEAS OF FEMININITY, BEAUTY, AND CONTROL.

THROUGH HANDCRAFTED SILHOUETTES AND EXAGGERATED FORMS, THE WORK REIMAGINES FAMILIAR FAIRYTALE LANGUAGE INTO SOMETHING BOTH WHIMSICAL AND UNSETTLING. DELICATE MATERIALS ARE CONTRASTED WITH DISTORTED PROPORTIONS AND SHARP STRUCTURE, CREATING PIECES THAT FEEL SUSPENDED BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND DANGER.

HELD IN FAERIE QUESTIONS THE ROLE FANTASY PLAYS IN CONSTRUCTING FEMININE IDENTITY, ASKING HOW STORIES PASSED THROUGH GENERATIONS CONTINUE TO SHAPE CONTEMPORARY IDEAS OF WOMANHOOD.