Can’t Be Too Safe examines the illusion of protection in a world obsessed with security and control. A human figure sits exposed yet encased—wrapped head to toe in translucent bubble wrap, a material meant to cushion, preserve, and prevent harm. The barrier is visible, fragile, and ultimately performative.
Set against a familiar suburban landscape, the piece contrasts childhood safety rituals and adult anxieties. The bubble wrap functions as both armor and restraint, suggesting how protective measures can become isolating, uncomfortable, and absurd when taken too far. The figure’s posture is closed and inward, reinforcing the tension between vulnerability and self-preservation.
This work reflects on modern fear culture, how safety becomes a costume we wear, not to eliminate risk, but to feel momentarily insulated from it.
