Kusama’s use of polka dots are inspired by hallucinations she experienced as a child. She explains that in one of these hallucinations, she was in a field of flowers. In the field, the flowers began talking to her, their heads becoming like dots as far as she could see. She continues to explain that she felt like she was disintegrating, becoming a part of the infinite dots. Dots would later populate Yayoi Kusama’s paintings, sculptures, fashion, and installation. In these works, Kusama aims to make both herself and her work become part of the universe.