Unplugged

Unplugged began as a response to noise, but it became something deeper. It became about clarity. About what surfaces when the systems around us are no longer allowed to blur the truth.

We live inside structures that profit from distraction. Systems that reward surface level engagement while hiding imbalance, exploitation, and control behind polished interfaces. This collection exists to peel back that gloss.

The figures in Unplugged are not refined or perfected. They are intentionally raw. They reflect the unpolished reality that exists beneath curated images and manufactured narratives. I wanted the work to feel exposed, even uncomfortable, because truth often is.

This collection confronts the way corrupt systems condition attention. How they fragment identity, dull awareness, and normalize constant interruption. Silence becomes an act of resistance here. Stillness becomes a form of refusal.

Unplugged is not about escape. It is about recognition.

By stripping away excess, the work reveals what is usually hidden. Power structures. Emotional fatigue. The cost of constant consumption. The quiet erosion of self when everything is designed to pull rather than give.

The absence in these pieces is intentional. Gaps, pauses, and unfinished edges act as evidence of what has been removed. They speak to what happens when the illusion of perfection collapses.

This collection is exclusive because it marks a shift in my practice. A willingness to show the world as it is rather than how it is packaged. Unfiltered. Unpolished. Uncomfortable.

Unplugged invites the viewer to slow down and look closely. To notice what systems depend on us ignoring. To reconnect with awareness in a culture that benefits from disconnection.

Clarity begins where distraction ends.

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Lay Simone

LAYMADEIT

Unplugged collection

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