HIDE AND SEEK

ALTERNATIVE SCREENS INSTALLATION

In Hide and Seek, the screen becomes a mirror for the unseen stories our clothes carry—stories that speak not just of adornment, but of concealment, performance, and survival. This piece captures the physical aftermath of a night out: a room left in disarray, clothing scattered and silent, yet heavy with meaning. What remains is more than fabric—it is narrative residue, charged with energy, memory, and trauma.

Projected onto an unconventional surface, the work questions the objectification of women and the persistent cultural framing of femininity through garments. Here, clothing is not an empowering expression of identity, but a veil—something designed to attract, to distract, and ultimately, to be removed. This visual language echoes a collective condition where women’s clothing is both fetishized and weaponized, functioning as a paradox: to reveal is to invite, to conceal is to tempt.

Within the projection, floral outlines mark the shadows of underwear, laced lingerie is bound by chains with the key embedded in the blouse’s heart, and blossoms bloom beneath the constraints. These visual symbols speak of forbiddenness, desire, and the burden of being looked at. Bra clasps are gripped by numerous hands—each one a silent witness to how often they’ve been undone, how urgently, how carelessly. Eyes are embedded on the chest, making direct contact with viewers, following them—part invitation, part alarm.

Hide and Seek reflects the internal and external gaze that defines femininity in a hyper-visual society. It is a call to reconsider the symbolic and emotional weight of garments, and the quiet desperation woven into them. As the pile of clothes slips off the chair, it becomes more than a scene—it becomes a metaphor for the woman herself, on the verge of unraveling, asking to be seen beyond the surface.