Meaningful Relationship at 3pm

The unknown is ever-present in everyday life, yet, the world may pass us by and we may never realize it; relying on technology as a crutch for social interaction has dangerous consequences of missing what may have been in front of you the whole time. In Ellen Lampert’s watercolor drawing, Meaningful Relationship at 3pm, a woman sits in her kitchen, surrounded by insignia of domesticity; an oven mitt, a coffee mug, Pampers diaper bag, a mop, and a broom. Listlessly holding the remote, she rests her chin on the other, and watches an afternoon soap opera; ironically, mere steps from her door is a scene worthy of a soap opera storyline. Two men are being arrested by the police and are being restrained against the cop car. Lampert conveys a modern situation that remains strikingly relevant today through her languid depiction of the woman, unaware of the world around her.