FUK-IT-ALL Fridays

Mix media on foam board and plastic. 36” x 48” x 48” inches.

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During the Pandemic, the rise of addiction to prescription drugs along with OTC drugs has become an alarming call to arms. The work discusses the opioid epidemic and my time after finding the proper medications for the week; right after being medically discharged with PTSD and severe depression from the US Army, I was required to take pills every morning. I thought about the workweek and how the acronym ‘TGIF’ came from a prevailing phrase, ‘Thank God It’s Friday.’ The significance of relief being the last day of the 9 to 5 shifts, and how that relief can be seen as a means to overdose on medications from a catchy tune.