Welcome home is a body of work about everyday domestic life.
Suburbs seem to embody the pinnacle of success, the picture-perfect life. But in reality, suburbs are among the least desirable, least sustainable, most culturally insular places to live. This picture-perfect image of suburbs is so ingrained in popular culture that it has become a shadow reality. It is portrayed as a small community where everyone looks after each other. Welcome Home references the picturesque Hollywood images of suburban scenes with beautiful colors, perfect houses, encapsulating the perfect life. In striving for natural realism, the images carry a certain level of surrealism, just like the facade of movie sets. The body of work tries to walk the line of holding up the facade, while also getting a view ‘backstage’ in the seemingly “perfect” life of everyday people. This autonomous reality creates a permeating sense of unease, turning the viewer into a confronted voyeur.

The suburbs works to keep its people safe, 
healthy, and happy.
People in the suburbs must also do their part.
They must obey the laws.
They must work together to keep the suburb a 
pleasant place in which to live.

Welcome Home.

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