Significance of Hat Racks

I have realised that in every spectacle I have used some sort of domestic item – the rubber gloves and hoover, the expanding foam of the parrot beak, and the sofa cover as the main body of material alongside the bathmat headpiece for the final spectacle. I used my hat stand in the ‘Life in Colour’ exhibition, so I know that they can be adapted to show my spectacles in different ways. I thought about showing the spectacles on mannequins, and as they are designed for the body this seemed like the logical choice. However, mannequins are typically associated with fashion and clothing, and if my work was shown on one then in the audiences mind they would automatically assume that they too are fashion based. Whilst I know that they are meant for the body, I enjoy the fact that the hat racks just suggest that they are wearable without being too obvious.