There's an appeal to creating art about baths. Baths invite a state of contemplation, peace from the outside world, but a space without barriers from your own mind, a space where you are forced to spend time with your own thoughts.

Inspired by tkmiz 𓆟 <3
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The state and style of baths may give insight into an individual - economic status, culture, personality, mental state, and an opportunity to witness an individual as they present themselves to no one.
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She is both poor and very mentally ill because of the inhumanity and sheer scale of industry of her culture. The dandelion in the coffee tin is the first plant she's ever seen, scorned for its status as a weed and producer of evil allergy particles that make people sick!

Agreed about the panties - I didn't really think too hard about them, but I tried making them more foldy and it didn't immediately read as underwear. I was thinking the steam might make it look too comfy, could be that the water isn't warm enough to produce steam, but she's so used to discomfort that it doesn't bother her.

Hehe yeah poor utility planning is part of the theme, highlighting the degradation of culture. There's also an electrical line directly adjacent to the shower head, and a capped wire from the light fixture pointing towards the shower head too.

It's a culture different from ours, culture and society in significant decline, haphazardly built utilities and poorly crafted buildings. And perhaps within this culture, it's within the interests of people in power to reduce the feeling of privacy of individuals.
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