The origin of the Servitude body of work was inspired by a photograph of a wall, vandalized with the phrase, “I have cooked for men I should’ve poisoned.” Exploring the concept of servitude begs us to question: who is serving, who do they serve, and how did this situation come to be. Throughout history, we have witnessed and suffered the impact of turning the other cheek to those with eminent power and dominance.

The objects depicted in these works are domestic, historically representing the presence of a woman and the roles women play, both in and outside of the home. These domestic materials are transformed into narrative objects that tell the unspoken stories of the invisible caretakers through objects once worn, held, or created in an environment of hierarchy. While appearing mundane, these objects carry powerful subtexts symbolizing control and imply who is expected to serve, clean, host, heal, and keep quiet.

This body of work reframes the labor of service as an act of resilience, resistance, and revenge. I reconsidered the everyday tools of labor as objects that reflect unreciprocated care, exhaustion, silence, and strength. While this series tells familiar stories of dominance, oppression, and domesticity, it ends in liberation, violence, and exposed truth.