The canvas is made of recycled health and wellness products collected over the course of four months. The typography from the different labels is commentary on the current narratives surrounding the health and wellness space. Certain buzz words have been highlighted. For example: “Organic, Green, Power, Smart”. Topics such as “green-washing”, plant-based diets, and eastern ideologies have been implemented to bring light to the current theme taking over the wellness world. Religious and spiritual figures can be seen in the collage representing the foundation of the “positive change” one embarks on their health journey. Certain mindsets and belief systems are borrowed and adopted by people, influencers, and companies to push the new wave of holistic health and healing. In this collage, it is apparent how much of modern health branding is inspired by the eastern part of the world.

Canvas two is a continuation of packaging materials that have been collected. In this collage, I talk about the Non-Toxic Rabbit Hole one falls down when researching modern health and wellness topics. I bring light to the rise of “Clean Beauty” non-toxic makeup and skincare products, the fear mongering about products that are even advertised to be healthy, plant medicines, holistic health, the ego, the illusion of a perfect lifestyle, and society’s obsession with “glowing up”. I like to think of this canvas as phase 2. Once you introduce yourself to this world, you realize the path to a healthier lifestyle is realizing that everything is somehow corrupted. The fear is unhealthy and possibly more damaging to the person.