The Laundromat

12 x 9 inches, colored pencil and graphite on paper mounted on panel

In this work, I explore how contingency, revenge, and overreaction operate both individually and as part of a broader social pattern. What begins with something small and trivial unfolds into a chain of actions that escalate far beyond proportion. Each decision is conditional, yet the structure has an inherent sense of inevitability. The text shifts in style as the narrative intensifies, like how overreaction can feel both absurd and disturbingly rational. I wanted references to a historical act of torture fuse with those of everyday conflict, suggesting how large systems of violence reemerge in local, personal forms. The colors and pattern mask the underlying brutality, while simultaneously pointing to a cycle where aggression becomes normalized, habitual and self-perpetuating.