A luminous watercolour rendered on gessoed linen, Joseph Yaeger's *Tyranny of the Rational* (2023) explores the tension between ordered thought and the untamed nature of human experience. The textured linen ground lends the work a raw, tactile quality, as fluid washes of pigment push against the rigid boundaries imposed upon them. Yaeger invites the viewer to question whether reason liberates or constrains, leaving the composition suspended in a compelling visual dialogue between control and chaos.