The artwork "Dreams of Parenthood" consists of a series of 6 photos and is a metaphorical depiction of a family. Here I explore the idealized vision of family life that we often see in social media and ads. Using lettuce leaves as stand-ins for characters, I wanted to show how we imagine starting a family to be easy and perfect, but in reality, it’s often much more complicated. In the black-and-white photos, two leaves embrace as a couple, and soon a smaller leaf appears (their child).

As the series progresses, the "leaf family" grows and seems blissfully happy. The monochromatic images highlight the cinematic perfection of these scenes, pointing to how unrealistic expectations of family life can often overshadow the real difficulties that come with it.

This artwork is the part of my big project "Fragile Beginnings". All project here