Procedural Dispossession

These phrases are drawn verbatim from workplace correspondence received by the artist over the course of her corporate career.

Email screenshot with a highlighted yellow note that reads "In this structure, you are a dotted line."

Organizational Cartography

Deviation Management

Email with green highlighted text saying, 'Kindly use a barrette in your hair so it remains neat.'

Executive Preparedness

An email screenshot with a red 'CONFIDENTIAL' stamp and the highlighted text 'You're capable. But insecure.' in bold black on yellow background.

Performative Warmth

A black-and-white email with text and a colorful laughing emoji sticker at the bottom left

Workplace Equity

Email document with a highlighted yellow banner that says '...from our top execs down to our secretaries...'

System Vulnerability

Highlighted text in email reading, 'We are only as strong as our weakest link.'

Operational Responsiveness

An email screenshot with the subject 'Q2 Reporting - Data Request' and date May 14, 2024, at 11:07 AM. The sender is Melissa Chen, and the recipient is David Park, with CC to Sarah Liu, James Patel, Lauren Kim, and Michael Torres. The email text discusses following up on a data request for Q2 reporting, and a highlighted message at the bottom says, 'Thank you for your prompt attention to this.'

Temporal Foreclosure

Text on a page with the words 'Effective immediately.' highlighted in yellow

Course Correction

Email screenshot with sender Michael Harper addressing Laura Bennett, discussing project updates. The highlighted text reads 'Going forward,'.

Stakeholder Visibility

Email draft with a highlighted note at the bottom saying, 'Apologies if I left anyone off this email that needs to know.'
Email screenshot with highlighted text that says, 'You wrote that you work with Pat O’Brien. Kindly correct to read that you work for Pat O’Brien.'

Role Clarification

Documentation Trail

An email screenshot with the phrase "Per my last email" highlighted in yellow and bold text.

Professional Composure

Email with the phrase 'You’re emotional.' highlighted in green.

Success Framework

Email with the highlighted text: 'The goal here is to give everyone the tools they need to succeed.'

Procedural Closure

Email screenshot showing sender Taylor Morgan's address, recipient Jordan Lee, CC Casey Nguyen, subject Administrative Receipt, date May 14, 2024, 8:42 AM, and a note titled 'Noted' highlighted in pink.

Performative Empathy

Email screenshot with a pink label that says 'thoughts and prayers' and a crying emoji.

Open Item Tracking

Blurred email or document with yellow highlighted text that says 'Any update on this, please?'

Expectation Gap

An email screenshot with a pink highlight overlaying the text "Frankly, I'm surprised."

Reputational Risk

Email document with highlighted text stating 'The optics are complicated'.

Mandatory Alignment

A blurred image of an email with the highlighted phrase "This is non-negotiable."