Social Skills explores the uneasy negotiation between instinct and expectation—what we are versus how we’re taught to behave.
Set within a contained, almost staged environment, the figures feel both exposed and observed. The presence of the animal suggests something grounded, intuitive, and natural, while the human figure appears more uncertain—caught in the pressure of learned rules and silent expectations. The surrounding text reinforces this tension, echoing the ways behavior is shaped, repeated, and internalized.
The piece reflects the quiet conflict between authenticity and adaptation, where connection is not always natural, but practiced.
