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"there is no such thing as a sane woman" - Sexy But Psycho
I follow Dr. Jessica Taylor on social media - I find her content incredibly powerful, insightful and challenging, but above all,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 79 min read
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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
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Break the Silence Exhibition
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November), the Starving Artist Studio and the Young European...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Post-Grad Community Holiday Catalogue
I was excited to see this year's post-grad community catalogue which is a really lovely way for UAL students to share and promote their...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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The Hate Dress at CSM & Grotto
I wanted to submit a video about my "Hate Dress" to the UAL Future Fashion Film Festival and also for personal documentation purposes,...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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"Thirsty centrist dads love my blue hair" - Can the skies ever be bluer?
It seems like there are no safe spaces on the internet... I was trying to avoid setting up another account on yet another social media...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 19, 20242 min read
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MA Research Paper - Cults of Scale: How Art Can Support Recovery from the Abuse of Power
Psychological manipulation tactics are deployed by totalitarian governments, cult leaders and narcissistic domestic abusers with the sole...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 10, 202417 min read
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"Art As A Socio-Psychological Mirror" - The Vibrant Mind Webinar
I was honoured to be invited to speak at Gamian Europe's 'Art as a Socio-Psychoogical Mirror' webinar organised as part of the Vibrant...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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THE LAST BOOK: Cults Inside Out – Rick Alan Ross
This was the last book I needed to read before tackling the final draft of my research paper. I skim read most of it as it was quite...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 26, 20245 min read
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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
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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
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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
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"Never love a person or a country that you don’t have the freedom to leave" - Ai Weiwei
'1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows' by Ai Weiwei was a really important book for me to read for my research paper because of how his artwork...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 4, 20248 min read
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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
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March for Rejoin III - The Troll Reaction
I was delighted to be invited to speak at the third national Rejoin march in London on Saturday 28th September. I made some posts...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Narcissistic Abuse
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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The Last of the Troll Comments (For Now)...
Here are the last of the (recent) troll comments which I have received since starting my MA degree. My intention is to stitch the pieces...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Making Some Small Progress on the Research Paper Draft II
Overly conscious that the second draft of our research paper (2,500 words) is due in September, I decided to make some headway over the...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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Doormat Syndrome & the Narcissist Boots
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 18, 20248 min read
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