CAN YOU SLEEP
AT NIGHT?
ILLUSTRATION

Morals are the guiding principles we live by, shaping our behavior and enabling us to coexist in groups. Yet, we often cling to these values, believing they define us or distinguish good from bad. However, if we take a closer look, we are actually all not that very good. While we strive to maintain a certain image, there are moments when our flaws and ugliness creep through.

This project uses illustration to spotlight these behaviors, capturing absurd, everyday moments to confront viewers with our shared imperfections. By doing so, I aim to provoke reflection on our flawed characters and the realities beneath our idealised self-images.
Gave him one worm, and he doesn’t know when to stop
COMMUNICATING IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE WERE TAUGHT. BUT IT’S FUNNY HOW AS WE GET OLDER, LEARN MORE WORDS AND REALLY START TALKING, KNOWING WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO PROPERLY ASK FOR WHAT WE NEED BECOMES A WHOLE LOT HARDER.
WHOOPS! I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MY MOUTH
WHY DO WE WANT TO KNOW SO MUCH?
One day, he told me, ‘Life is like a game. You need to know how to play it, but also how to play the people to stay in the game.'
THIS REUNION DINNER, WE DECIDED THEY WEREN’T FAMILEE
YOU WANTED TO HAVE EVERYTHING. BUT ALL AT WHAT COST?
IF I LOSE A LEG, CAN I BECOME A FLAMINGO? THE DOCTOR TOOK ONE OF MY GRANDMA’S LEG AND ALSO HER WILL TO LIVE.
FEEDING TIME. SHE RARELY COMES OUT OF HER ROOM, IT’S LIKE SHE’S CAGED. THEY GIVE HER FOOD AT MEAL TIMES AND TAKE HER ON WALKS. I THINK MY GRANDMA IS A PET.
THIS ISN’T MY GRANDMA!!
THEY DON’T SPARK JOY.
THE HOLE THAT GREIF LEAVES DOESN’T JUST DISAPPEAR. YOU JUST LEARN TO TIPTOE AROUND THE EDGES OF THIS GREAT PIT, HOPING YOU DON’T FALL RIGHT IN AND LOSE YOURSELF.
PLEASE..JUST...GO AWAY!
DO YOU EVEN THINK??
YES, I’M WATCHING YOU.
IMMA DUCK. I’M IRRES POND SIBLE.
TEETH THIEF
BEESYBODY
LET’S KETCHUP?
NOT SURE WHY I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO MISS PEOPLE...
USELESS SHIT
PEEK-A-BOO, I LIKE TO WATCH YOU SHOWER
MY WORLD’S FALLING APART
WHAT’S NEXT?
I FAIL TO LOOK BACK AT MYSELF
GREEN EGGS AND GRANNY
THEY SAID IF YOU COOK EGGS FOR WAY TOO LONG, THEY TURN GREEN. AND THAT’S HOW LONG I’VE PUT OFF FACING MY GRANDMA.