The work “Housemates” deals with irrational thoughts, especially those triggered by social anxiety and the pressures of contemporary capitalist society. These thoughts were amplified during my stay in a new, foreign environment during my Erasmus exchanges, where I felt like I didn’t fit in, and I tried to equate my sense of worth with productivity. Such negative thoughts have always been with me, like permanent housemates of my mind. Through the work “Housemates”, I confront these thoughts by giving each of them a three-dimensional form and a degree of anthropomorphism. By contemplating irrational thoughts as characters separate from my essential self, I realize that they have no malicious intentions; rather, they make me more considerate towards others, mindful of how I present myself and push me forward in my own artistic creation. They themselves are confused, just like me, about the extent to which I should be concerned with others’ perceptions of me. Each thought-character is described through its appearance, dimension, material, and an appropriate room-diorama, as well as through a residence permit document. These diverse organic rooms form my internal landscape, my mental space, a chaotic house where we all reside together. My thoughts — my housemates, and I — the grumpy landlord.