Exploring Mundania

Artist Ellie Pellowe-Bailey

Commission A series of sequential illustrations depicting a single person re-navigating their domestic space as a new and exciting world

Copyright Ellie Pellowe-Bailey
28 April, 2020

About the work

This project depicts a single person re-navigating their domestic space as if it were a new and exciting world. As the living space grows to dwarf the protagonist, objects which were previously mundane become larger and more intriguing.

The series aims to examine the idea of constraints or a lack thereof, and the extent to which we 'perform' our routines on a day to day basis. What happens when we are allowed to exist without the constraints of being viewed? Speaking to lots of people (especially those who live on their own) it seems interesting how the current situation is causing our daily routines to unfurl in one way or another.

About the artist

Ellie Pellowe-Bailey is an illustrator and designer based in Exeter. Her work focuses on creating illustrations which respond to the natural world and our interaction with it. She attempts to keep her work lighthearted in its visual approach. With regard to subject matter, Ellie is interested in exploring communication and connection - or more specifically, miscommunication and the limitations of language as a form of expression.

Ellie Pellowe-Bailey is the copyright holder to all images in this online exhibition. No reproduction of any of these images may be made without the permission of the copyright holder.

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