“Your face will stay that way” becomes the customer service smile. “Go play outside!” becomes a traffic jam. “Eat your greens” becomes the contemporary garden. “Good things come to those who wait” becomes corporate ladder climbing and nepotism. A literal interpretation of being “tied down to your finances.” An inversion of “Don’t talk to stangers!” instead displaying life outside of insolation and fear of others. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” becomes a cycle of failure. Close Common Knowledge “Common Knowledge” takes childhood phrases and advice often thought of as foolish and exposes their odd and ironic truth in adulthood. Patrick Michailidis ↗ ..... plmillustration.zone @ ..... patrickmichailidis@gmail.com 2020 Olivia Kim Qiao Wang