Portraits of the artist's relatives in their homes. The paintings show the interdependence between humans and their environment. The subjects were ask to perform a challenge of their choice to make their life better. The artist stayed available to help if there was a need. Through their active involvement, the artist recalls the subjectivity of their gaze. These performative artworks are moments of intimate connection and benevolence between the subject and the artist. The challenges of those champions of their lives remind us of humans' agency and power to perpetually change their environment.