In "Couch Cell", a vibrant orange bench stretches across three panels, seating five people who are together in space, but worlds apart in presence. Heads bowed, the figures absorbed in a screen. The child, seated beside her father, leans in, seeking a connection that isn’t being offered.

This painting becomes a quiet but urgent commentary on what we miss while waiting, watching, and scrolling. Each phone acts as a portal—yes, to information and escape—but also away from each other. The irony is profound: in the age of constant contact, we are lonelier than ever.

Through the repetition of posture and isolation, this work echoes the lived experience of invisibility, especially for women who are often physically present, emotionally available, yet deeply unseen. This piece is a call to presence. To notice. To reclaim the sacred and ordinary moments where worth and connection quietly reside.