The patience of ordinary things is a large-scale exploration of senile dementia and the end-of-life journey that delves into the complex emotions and experiences surrounding aging, memory loss, and the essence of human connection. In a bold leap in her practice, Phillips immerses us in the deeply personal narrative of her mother's care through interplay of video, moving projections, and spatial design that evokes an emotive response and fosters a communal space for shared reflections on life, loss, and legacy.