These photographs are an investigative look at contemporary life, looking intimately at perceived ideals of happiness. The external manifestations developed from the human hand begin in the mind to become the out-there, or mutually agreed upon reality. Unconsciously we create situations of containment rarely satisfying the hunger for the ultimate American happiness, freedom. Our attempts to fulfill these visions yield unending results of almost-understanding while we continue to persist within these dynamic fields of control, suddenly it looks as if life begins to imitate art.