Jonathan Grado

Photographer, Creative Director

Brooklyn, NY

9:33:14 am

Overthinking at 3am.

Happy Hour

18

images

An empty parking lot in the morning with a person in a suit and disco ball for a head. They are holding a briefcase.
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head coming out of a colorful ball pit
A colorful ball pint with a person in a suit and disco ball for a head opening their briefcase
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head picking up colorful ball pit balls
a businessman in a suit and their hand is holding a briefcase in a colorful ball pit
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head driving to work
A close up of a person in a suit and disco ball for a head resting on a car steering wheel
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head slouching on a park bench on their lunch break
A biker going in front of a person in a suit and disco ball for a head at the park
[interlude]
[birds honking]
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head looking into their briefcase
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head driving to work at sunset
Looking through a car window at a person in a suit and disco ball for a head reaching in the back seat
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head opening the backdoor to a car with items falling out
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head in a colorful ball pit
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head engulfed in a ball pit
a person in a suit and disco ball for a head emerging out of a black and white ball pit
the interior of a car with a hanging disco ball ornament

Happy Hour is a mixed media visual series following the corporate odyssey of Disco Ball Head. The story begins on a Monday, with daily monotony choosing the form of ball pits, lunch breaks, and rush hour.

What if one has a mind for more but is subject to social mandates and others’ expectations? Happy Hour visualizes the space between work, play, and obligations through conceptual photography and video. Shot and edited by Jonathan Grado.