Materials: Linen Canvas, Acrylic Paint

Size: 50.8cm x 61cm

Description: In a prestigious dance program as a child, often being told we were expected to be perfect resulted in feelings of claustrophobia. As dancers, we grew beside the expectation of perfection and no less. This piece exposes the suffocation we felt while trapped in this realm of expectation to make no mistakes. Her ribbons strangle her legs, keeping them straight. The dress is stitched onto her, perfectly placed and a dramatic bow takes over her entire identity, replacing her head.