Flowers are used to illustrate the experience of psychological manipulation through methods such as control and suppression. Unlike animals, flowers cannot move to escape danger, symbolizing the plight of victims who are unable to break free. This inability reflects the passive state of individuals subjected to psychological manipulation, transforming the symbolic aesthetic qualities of flowers into a metaphor for inner repression.

Psychological manipulation can occur in all types of social relationships and often takes insidious forms — including tactics such as setting up traps, twisting the truth, spreading rumors, and instigating false conflict — driven by a desire to destroy or undermine people or things they perceive as threats. Manipulators (NPD) often act as victims to gain sympathy and control. Through this project, I hope to raise others’ awareness of the subtle yet damaging nature of psychological manipulation to recognize and avoid potential harm.