We interpreted the quote to mean that actions have consequences, even if they’re not immediately obvious, and that you must take responsibility for yourself. We started to think about different types of bed, other than the immediate connotation, and came up a bed of nails and bed of roses. We sought to bring the two together to create a contradiction so we hide the bed of nails below the roses in an aesthetically pleasing wicker basket. We would then ask the public to pick the roses and focus on a primary task, such as making the letters of the alphabet out the flowers. This would hopefully serve as a distraction, so the nails wouldn’t be noticed, showing how sometimes, we can’t see the harmful result of our actions. We could then use the alphabet created to spell out the proverb or any other sentence/lie that we wanted, again showing how even through the most innocent of tasks, it can have a negative impact. We chose to carry out our project at Granary Square on a Friday, making use of the Canopy market, as well as the abundance of art students at CSM. We created a video outcome consisting of time-lapses of people playing with the roses (overset with the song 'La Vie en Rose' adding an extra layer of meaning) followed by a short interview portion, where we asked one question: what was your reaction when you first saw the nails in the box? We had mixed reactions, with some of the public highlighting the contrast between the roses and the nails, but most didn’t really notice them - this served to highlight how easy it is the block out the negative. The whole project is symbolic of how life isn’t always a bed of roses; we must take responsibility for our actions and deal with the fallout.