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The "Hate Dress" 3.0
"Here we go again"... The third reincarnation of the "Hate Dress" came after its second destruction during my performance at Emergency 25 in Manchester in September. I dutifully collected all the pieces and spent nearly three days stitching them back together again to make the "Hate Dress" 3.0 ahead of my performance at the Italian Consulate in Brussels. My boyfriend, Johann Hubmann took the above photos for me. The event, which is in Italian, is organised by Eduxo and is co

Madeleina Kay
Nov 161 min read


Performance at Emergency 25
On Saturday 27th September I performed as part of Emergency 25 , "Manchester’s 25th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 11 min read


Frankenstein "Hate Dress" V.2
I have begun work on V.2 of the "Hate Dress" made from the fragments of the original dress which was destroyed in my performance at the...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 241 min read


Destroying the "Hate Dress"
On Sunday 6th July, we destroyed the "Hate Dress" at the end of the Central Saint Martins Post-Graduate show. I began the performance by...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 71 min read


Well you did ask how the potato painting is going...
I messaged my Dad this morning "would you be up for doing some creative (silly) photography with me? I had an idea for my potainting...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 52 min read


Is it Art? Or is it Cat?
I was attempting to photograph my first "Po-hate-o Sack" painting on a plain white background... When my overly-inquisitive cats decided...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 21 min read


Potainting Sacks
I've started to feel like the potato painting on canvas wasn't really going anywhere - it also doesn't make a lot of sense to use this...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 212 min read


Only "Love" Can Hurt Like This
My Instagram feed is full of pithy quotes, relationship advice and motivational "life lessons". I am 100% guilty of sharing them to my...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 54 min read


The "Hate Dress" Documentary
Just over a month ago, me and Jeff Kew travelled to Central Saint Martins to film the footage for this documentary film about my "Hate...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 28, 20241 min read


Johann's Flag
I was telling Johann about my MA research project, and my intention to create individual flags for the participants I am interviewing....

Madeleina Kay
Oct 29, 20243 min read


Potato Painting ... Is Surprisingly Hard
After discussing during a drop-in tutorial which work I should submit for the Grotto print fair - we decided to go with one of my "Troll...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Post Grad Community Family Heirloom Displayed at Central Saint Martins Library
I had to make an unexpected work trip to London (for a currently undisclosable purpose) on Friday, but since the Post-Grad Community...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 20, 20242 min read


The "Hate Dress" Garden Photoshoot & Social Media Response
The "Hate dress" is a nightmare to get into / out of an renders me practically imobile. So, I decided to take the dress out into the...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Assembling the "Hate Dress"
Once the paint work on the bodice was dry, I was able to attach the "straps" - I decided to use blue ribbons, since blue is a healing...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 5, 20243 min read


UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom
I'm really excited that my textiles square has been included in the UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom Patchwork Quilt which is...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Starting work on the "hate dress"
I wanted to make a dress out of the pieces of fabric onto which I have been painting troll comments . But I think I have been putting off...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 8, 20242 min read


Kurdish People's Democratic Assembly at the SNP Conference, Edinburgh
I attended the SNP conference representing the Young European Movement (YEM) last weekend, and got talking to the stall opposite - the...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Some More Troll Comments...
I have been persevering with my "Troll Comments" painting - where I am writing out shit people have written under my social meia posts...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 17, 20242 min read


"I wish I were less straight" cushions
I bought enough of the ballerina-princess fabric to make two cushions (for my bedroom) as well as the wall-hanging - I just had to come...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Making Wings for "CarnaLivia"
My Brazillian friend invited me to her 40th birthday "carnival" - so I decided I would make a special costume for the occassion. I had...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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