"Cannot be contained" (Original)

Acrylic spray paint, acrylic paint marker, and archival ink on Shizen paper

[11 x 14 in] with frame

September 2018

Ready to hang

Living our daily lives on autopilot seems to be common for many people. We find happiness in stability and routine. We get comfortable. 5 years pass by. We're working the same job, eat the same breakfast, drive the same route to work, and have the same responsibilities. We do the same things but we aren't the same. We tell ourselves we are happy - and some of us are. But there are quite a few of us who hide behind this stable facade. We are bored. We are unhappy. We want more responsibility. We want more excitement. Why? Because deep down we want change and to feel the excitement of something new but we're scared. We're scared we will mess up our perfect, stable life. But if it was so perfect why are we feeling this way? Stability is where your dreams go to die. When we choose to explore outside of our comfort zone, we will find that our "perfect" life is awaiting us ahead.