The artwork “Dreams of Parenthood” consists of six photographs assembled into a single collage and represents a metaphorical image of a family. Here, I explore the idealized view of family life that we often see on social media and in advertising. Using lettuce leaves as substitutes for characters, I wanted to show how we imagine starting a family as something easy and ideal, but in reality it is often much more complicated. In the black-and-white photographs, two leaves embrace each other as a couple, and soon a smaller leaf (their child) appears. As the series progresses, the "leaf family" grows and seems blissfully happy. The monochromatic images highlight the cinematic perfection of these scenes, pointing to how unrealistic expectations of family life can often overshadow the real difficulties that come with it. This artwork is part of a large art project called “Fragile Beginnings” about the complexity of motherhood and the sanctity of human life.