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A hand knit reflective dress-mask that integrates in the dark and separates when it is lit. The garment was the result of my experimentation with reflective yarn; a yarn designed with minute glass beads that reflect light causing it to be illuminated in the dark. I was intrigued by its fluctuating optical qualities and looked for ways I could use it in my work. While working with the reflective yarn, I discovered it communicates with the viewer only in very specific moments where the light comes behind the viewer and reflects on to the yarn and back into the eyes of the viewer.