Trapped In A Dollhouse
Category: Apparel
Competitions: International
”Trapped in a dollhouse” stems from my childhood memories of dolls that were locked away in a cold empty room: motionless, flawless, and unreachable. I was especially captivated by a porcelain doll displayed perfectly and carefully high on a shelf yet permanently confined. As a child, I imagined that these dolls came alive at night, possessing human like anatomy beneath their delicate surfaces, yet remaining trapped within the boundaries of their pristine plastic packaging. This nostalgic narrative evolves into a reflection on adulthood. Just like those dolls encased in plastic, we too become confined by social and familial expectations to succeed, behave, and embody perfection. We move like puppets bound by invisible strings, performing labelled roles while wearing carefully constructed masks of flawlessness we learnt over the years. The bones serves as a dual metaphor: in childhood, they symbolize the imagined humanity of dolls, as if they possessed real anatomy beneath delicate porcelain skin. In the present, they represent the harsh framework of society which strips away innocence, enforcing conformity, and compelling the transition into adulthood. Through structured silhouettes and restrained forms, this collection explores themes of innocence, adulthood and imposed perfection reflecting on external pressure to always fit the labeled role.
