{"product_id":"to-waste-time","title":"To Waste Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo Waste Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOil and acrylic on linen, 121 × 91 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Waste Time examines the shell as architecture of transformation - a structure built for protection, then abandoned when outgrown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nautilus becomes a meditation on necessary departure and the vulnerability of transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work interrogates contemporary tensions between productivity and presence. In an era that pathologizes stillness, wasting time becomes resistance- a reclamation of unmonetized attention and unhurried making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suspended figure occupies liminal space: neither grounded nor drowning, deliberately adrift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of an ongoing investigation into marine forms as symbols of impermanence and shifting value. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat one organism discards becomes another's treasure - a commentary on how meaning transforms when structures are emptied of their original purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleasing Thursday, 15 January 2026, 10:00 AEDT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis item is sold unframed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to purchase this original framed, please select that option in the drop down bar and allow 2\/3 weeks for framing on top of 1 week processing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colour is natural oak, and will be framed by a professional framer with more than 30 years experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to purchase unframed please allow 1 week processing time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting will come with fixings to hang. Please feel free to ask any questions via the contact page. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor longevity, please keep out of direct sunlight. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saltwater Woman","offers":[{"title":"Framed","offer_id":47208900001963,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"UNFRAMED","offer_id":47208900034731,"sku":null,"price":4495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/6778\/7179\/files\/to-waste-time_ac1f56b8-9b3f-4665-b688-f59862228deb.jpg?v=1780976872","url":"https:\/\/www.saltwaterwoman.com.au\/products\/to-waste-time","provider":"Saltwater Woman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}