Life of Life of a Craphead (Episode 1) adopts a sitcom format to recreate the real lives and experiences of Amy Lam and Jon McCurley, the two artists behind Life of a Craphead. Since their first collaboration on standup comedy performances, the duo have produced works that combine art and comedy. The video dramatizes the various day-to-day incidents the artists—of East Asian and mixed Southeast Asian and European backgrounds, respectively—encounter in Toronto while pursuing their artistic practices and juggling work and community obligations. The vignettes satirize awkward or difficult social situations while pointing to the systemic forces that these interactions are structured by. Viewers watch the video in an installation of used furniture and props designed to evoke an at-home environment.
