According to Mitchell, the inspiration for this piece came from a trip to the grocery store. Upon entering the store, the security camera showed him walking in on a monitor perch. Mitchell said of this moment, "I guess that’s their way of saying “Hey, we’re watching you!” or whatever, and I know I’d seen it probably a thousand times, but for some reason it just struck me then, kind of a “Wow, I can’t even buy milk without someone watching me.”"