'Disrupted domestic acts': Subversively fun photos of household chores

Erma Bombeck once said, “Housework, if you do it right, can kill you.” A photography series called "disrupted domestic acts," masterminded by San Francisco artist Lee Materazzi and her mother Alice Kellogg, shows just how true that is.

Making school lunches can be such a drag. Here, Materazzi and Kellogg decide to transform the task into something a wee bit more interesting.

Well, it can be if you do it this way.

"The disrupted domestic acts are … a form of rebellion against conformity," Materazzi told TODAY.com. She said she and her mom turned everyday chores "upside down and into anything other than what they are supposed to be."

After Alice Kellogg stuck her head inside this Tupperware of Cheerios, her nose stayed crooked for a few hours.

Somebody, help! The house is fighting back!

Wait. What did you want me to put away in the closet again?

This is a safe form of transportation, right?

So is artist Lee Materazzi, apparently.

Materazzi said her mother, a former commercial photographer, has “always been productively critical” of her work. “I have never had any formal training in this department," Materazzi said.

For this series, Materazzi and Kellogg took turns photographing each other. "It became a bit of a playful battle of the egos as to who could be the better subject and/or photographer,” Materazzi said. “There was a lot of pride in both of those roles for my mother."

Lee Materazzi's mother Alice Kellogg, pictured here, said her favorite photos in the series captured her transforming her face into a cake.

Isn’t it obvious why?

After spraying orange soda into her face, Materazzi said her face stayed orange for a few days.

This paper-towel ensemble was done for art, not for a Halloween costume.

Don’t try this one at home, folks!

This photo captures the way many feel about the endless cycle of housework in their lives.