I’ve always been struck by how society decides what is acceptable and what is dangerous. Some substances are celebrated, wrapped in joy and nostalgia, while others are condemned — yet both can carry the same addictive weight. The difference often comes down to the label, the marketing, the story we are told to believe.

This piece grows from that contradiction. It reflects on how pleasure and risk are intertwined, how what we consume shapes not only our bodies but also our collective imagination. Beneath the surface of playfulness lies the question of complicity: how much harm do we allow, as long as it’s sold to us with the right smile?

For me, it is less about provocation than about revealing a tension we live with every day — between celebration and denial, desire and danger, illusion and truth.

One of a kind original artwork.

Dimensions: 12x16

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