Bleusy Handels is a painter whose work explores the quiet structures of everyday life through a constructed archival world. Her ongoing series Unnatural Selection presents a population of skeletal-headed residents whose lives mirror familiar human routines - domestic life, civic roles, labour, and seasonal customs.  ​ Drawing on Victorian portrait traditions and observational record, the paintings are presented as preserved documents rather than invented narratives. Each figure appears as part of a wider social structure, suggesting a society organised by shared roles, etiquette, and continuity between generations. ​ The series began in 2023 while the artist was working from temporary accommodation, painting at a kitchen table around childcare and caring responsibilities. Since then the archive has continued to expand, with new paintings added as further records of this imagined population. ​ Through this quiet, systematic approach, Handels’ work reflects on memory, belonging, and the dignity of ordinary existence - asking what remains when everyday lives are observed, recorded, and preserved.    Bleusy Handels lives and works in the UK. Enquiries and catalogue requests can be made via the contact page.