Maybe I can't tell you...a conversation about childhood mental health. Best of Show

This small scale sculptural dress brings awareness to childhood mental health. The skirt of dark and ragged textiles is embroidered with 24 symptoms to watch for in children. The edges are uneven and raw on purpose and transition from darker tones towards the bottom to just a bit lighter on the top. The bodice is embroidered with the title, and two arms reach over and embrace the figure, both detailed with statistics of note. A third arm made from wire wraps around the body. This hand references the 1960s era groundbreaking psychological research of Harry Harlow involving a baby monkey and its bonding issues with different “mothers”.