{"product_id":"the-doormat","title":"The Doormat","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Doormat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas a reflection on people-pleasing and the moment we begin to recognise the cost of making ourselves too easy to walk over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the two images, I captured a figure beneath an oversized doormat, her body becoming the surface others are meant to pass across. The gesture is symbolic, but may feel uncomfortably familiar. It speaks of the habit of laying oneself down for the comfort of others, and to the quieter, more uncertain moment when awareness begins to return and we start to look out from underneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lot of my work begins with emotional states translated through symbolic form and staged photography. In this piece, I wanted to make visible the weight of over-accommodation - the way it can become habitual, shaping how we relate, what we allow, and how easily we may disappear inside what is expected. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographic prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStaged photography features custom-built oversized doormat as sculptural prop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiptych framed as a set in timber and glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecognition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibited – The Fifth Week of Friday, Solo show, Moffat Beach, QLD, Australia, 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karina Sharpe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47883990794414,"sku":"OA07-TDM","price":380.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8974\/8910\/files\/THDRMT_RoomMockup1.jpg?v=1779257295","url":"https:\/\/www.karinasharpe.com.au\/products\/the-doormat","provider":"Karina Sharpe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}