What It’s Worth
Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 20”
This piece presents a surreal scene: the artist’s body being scanned at a self-checkout, symbolizing the commodification of self-worth. As children, value feels innate—untouched by expectation. But over time, that worth becomes shaped by others: their judgments, their standards, their screens. The small figures inside the scanner represent those watching, shaping, and ultimately reducing the individual to a product. Social media, societal pressures, and external validation begin to override self-perception. The price of fitting in? Labeled in fine print: happiness. Self-Checkout critiques how identity is stripped of authenticity and sold back to us at the cost of joy.
16” x 20”
This piece presents a surreal scene: the artist’s body being scanned at a self-checkout, symbolizing the commodification of self-worth. As children, value feels innate—untouched by expectation. But over time, that worth becomes shaped by others: their judgments, their standards, their screens. The small figures inside the scanner represent those watching, shaping, and ultimately reducing the individual to a product. Social media, societal pressures, and external validation begin to override self-perception. The price of fitting in? Labeled in fine print: happiness. Self-Checkout critiques how identity is stripped of authenticity and sold back to us at the cost of joy.