'Don’t Let Reality Slip Away' #7-20

Perhaps it looks ordinary. Perhaps it feels familiar. An object from a home, a presence so embedded in everyday life that it almost disappears from our attention.

This work draws from domestic objects as a reflection on domestic labor: the repetitive, often invisible work that quietly sustains our everyday lives. These objects carry a sense of comfort and familiarity, yet their very familiarity allows them to be easily overlooked.

Placed in awkward and unexpected positions, the objects are taken slightly out of their ordinary context. This subtle displacement creates a sense of unease, pointing to the imbalance in how domestic labor is valued, perceived, and treated.

They are always there. Available, familiar, and easily overlooked.

Perhaps the work asks us to pause before these ordinary things slip back into the background, to notice what has always been there, and the labor that makes everyday life possible.