Undress Cap

Inspired by the head-coverings worn by wealthy European men in the privacy of their 17th and 18th-century homes, Undress Cap extracts these headdresses from their original context. Portrayed as objects reminiscent of the traditional still life genre, these head-coverings served as substitutes for formal wigs worn outdoors, offering protection to shaved heads from chills and disease. The headdress, blurring the boundaries between inner and outer space, resists clear classification despite its associations with gender and societal positioning. Thus, the subject of the work embraces an ambiguity, bordering on the absurd.