Luxury Lubrication explores the fragile boundary between desire and commodification, intimacy and objectification. A woman, partially veiled by a thin plastic sheet, stands as both subject and object… visible yet distanced, vulnerable yet protected. The transparency of the plastic hints at the illusion of intimacy in a world where physicality is often reduced to a commodity.

In the background, towering structures of industry spew fire and smoke, evoking a sense of relentless production and consumption. This industrial landscape underscores the mechanization of desire, where even the most human experiences are shaped, refined, and mass-produced. The fire symbolizes both passion and destruction, suggesting that the pursuit of luxury often comes at a cost, both personal and societal.

The glossy textures and mechanical elements surrounding the figure evoke a sense of sterile luxury, where human connection is polished, packaged, and sold. Hannah’s surrealist influences shine through in the unsettling juxtaposition of softness and machinery, fluidity and rigidity. Luxury Lubrication challenges viewers to confront the intersection of wealth, power, and the human body, asking whether true intimacy can survive in a culture obsessed with surfaces and transactions.

In this piece, Hannah forces us to reckon with the uncomfortable reality that even the most intimate moments can be commodified, leaving us to wonder where authenticity ends and artifice begins.