Our society is obsessed with surface appearance. We are bombarded by images that are presented as more important than real objects and events. The presentation of these images is designed to motivate self-identification and mimicry. Any imitation of these images results in an artificial and disposable sense of self because the images themselves are extremely temporary. Sealed for Your Protection is a call and response to our disposable culture. The show is divided between an animation and a set of prints.  The animation, entitled Surface Value, depicts the exploration and dismantling of a female android, and serves as a critique of the artificiality of modern femininity.  Surface Value appropriates the same visual language that is used to promote consumerism, but displays these methods in a much darker context. The prints, collectively entitled Hybrid Flow, are a response to the animation.  Rather than subvert feminine stereotypes to address unrealistic expectations, Hybrid Flow creates a positive portrayal of the modern female digital archetype that is both intimate and inherently female without resorting to mainstream representations of women in electronic media. Sealed for your protection was shown at Tractor Gallery in Portland Oregon.