Hold On To Your Lungs

Medium: Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas.

[HxWxD] (105"x50"x6")

This piece depicts a man in a bathtub, surrounded by bound female figures. Energy swirls around them, tied to long, interconnected belts, implying the existence of more unseen figures. The man’s hair transforms into a shrouded form, pulling at the female figure’s hair, with floating lungs above.

The work critiques the ornate yet insidious harm of patriarchal ownership. The man appears to be "getting clean" in the bath, yet he continues to harm the bound figures who cannot escape.

The composition is made up of canvases of different sizes, arranged to emphasize the subject matter and create varying depths. It distorts and expands when viewed from different angles, though it’s best appreciated from a distance.