Happy Hour: Surreal Corporate Odyssey of Disco Ball Head

Happy Hour

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An empty parking lot in the morning with a person in a suit and disco ball for a head. They are holding a briefcase.

The photographs of Happy Hour have been shown at the Satellite Art Show during SXSW in Austin, TX and at Black Box Gallery in Portland, OR.

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head coming out of a colorful ball pit

A colorful ball pint with a person in a suit and disco ball for a head opening their briefcase

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head picking up colorful ball pit balls

a businessman in a suit and their hand is holding a briefcase in a colorful ball pit

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head driving to work

A close up of a person in a suit and disco ball for a head resting on a car steering wheel

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head slouching on a park bench on their lunch break

A biker going in front of a person in a suit and disco ball for a head at the park

[interlude]
[birds honking]

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head looking into their briefcase

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head driving to work at sunset

Looking through a car window at a person in a suit and disco ball for a head reaching into a ball pit in the back seat

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head opening the backdoor to a car with items falling out

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head in a colorful ball pit

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head engulfed in a ball pit

a person in a suit and disco ball for a head emerging out of a black and white ball pit

the interior of a car with a hanging disco ball ornament

a person in a suit reaching for their disco ball head in the trunk

Happy Hour is a mixed media visual series following the corporate odyssey of Disco Ball Head. Monday after Monday, monotony materializes into the form of ball pits, lunch breaks, and rush hour, wearing down the line between work and play. What if one has a mind for more but is subject to others’ expectations? Happy Hour visualizes the tension between social obligations and personal aspirations, questioning the impact of social mandates on individual desires. Shot and edited by Jonathan Grado.