“Chop Wood, Carry Water” is a visual meditation on presence, discipline, and the quiet dignity of daily labor. Through soft blues and fluid distortions, the series reflects the modern worker caught between routine and awareness — yet not lost in it. Inspired by the Zen teaching “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water,” each piece embraces the beauty in repetition. The grind doesn’t disappear — it transforms. Enlightenment isn’t an escape, but a deeper return to the task at hand.