I wanna swim in the water bottle, but they tell me it is impractical
I wanna swim in the water bottle, but they tell me it is impractical

This work serves as a satirical response to a classmate who clarified all my future aspirations as “impractical.” All objects and scenes in this series are familiar to most, but their sizes are manipulated so that the subjects are defamiliarized. The accuracy of the photographs, combined with the absurd sizes and humorous names of each compartment, strikes the audience with several questions: What is practical and impractical? What does it take for one to think of something as practical? And what does it take for one to prove to another that something is possible, value or facts? Are things seemingly impractical, impractical? Are they somehow practical?
This work serves as a satirical response to a classmate who clarified all my future aspirations as “impractical.” All objects and scenes in this series are familiar to most, but their sizes are manipulated so that the subjects are defamiliarized. The accuracy of the photographs, combined with the absurd sizes and humorous names of each compartment, strikes the audience with several questions: What is practical and impractical? What does it take for one to think of something as practical? And what does it take for one to prove to another that something is possible, value or facts? Are things seemingly impractical, impractical? Are they somehow practical?










Every image of this series of images has their unique name:
Every image of this series of images has their unique name:

* Lift Not the Painted Veil *
* Lift Not the Painted Veil *

Year
2022
Artistic Era
Age of Quest
Medium
Digital Photography series
edited in Adobe Photoshop & Pixelmator Pro
Sizes
5184 x 3456 px each
©Copyright 2022-26 Sierra Zhang and Lonely Corridor Studio.
Year
2022
Artistic Era
Age of Quest
Medium
Digital Photography series
edited in Adobe Photoshop & Pixelmator Pro
Sizes
5184 x 3456 px each
©Copyright 2022-26 Sierra Zhang and Lonely Corridor Studio.