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Raychill Ellisonwonderland commented on Feb 10, 2026 at 3:50pm
The Art of Deception
This work is a public confession rendered unreadable.
The text is formed using braille-like marks, pierced by hand into discarded cardboard. Sighted viewers may read the surface as pattern or decoration; blind viewers cannot read it as braille. The confession exists, but cannot be accessed.
The choice was intentional. I wanted to speak publicly while remaining hidden — to ask for help without saying the words aloud.
The work sits between black and white, certainty and doubt. It reflects the experience of caregiving: loving someone deeply, doing everything possible, and still feeling like you are failing them. There is nothing wrong with my daughter. She lives with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, learning difficulties, and uses a wheelchair. The conflict in this work is not about her. It is about me.
This piece is about shame, responsibility, and the fear of being seen as inadequate. It is about how confession can be present and invisible at the same time. It is not black. It is not white. It is the art of deception.
