Artist Statement — “Observation Deck”

This work examines the moment just before collapse—when the performance of order begins to crack, but the suit still fits.

Inside the glass, plastic men contort into expressions of resistance, agony, or obedience. They are dressed for labor but posed like sculpture. Some are bound, others mid-fall. It’s unclear whether they’re resisting a system or enacting it.

The man outside the observer is not immune. His presence completes the installation. He watches, but he does not intervene. In this world, detachment is both a privilege and a symptom.

This piece is about systems that parade collapse as display. It's about the cost of appearing composed. It’s about the mannequin that never moves, but still somehow screams.

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