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kelly sian
In Search of Appropriate Images
by Mattia Balsamini
” This all started around early March 2020. From the longing for another reality than the one available, and from the will to take advantage of suspended time in my hands – trying to learn something from it. Home and its geographical territory have always... See more
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experimentations - double exposure - memory
Moving away from home at 18 and again at 30, both transitional times in a life, provided both excitement and challenge. Living far away from family and dear friends has, at times, been lonely. I have found solace in the natural world around me and it has helped me to feel at home.
The series of self
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A metaphorical journey through marshy, coastal scenery; the places I grew up and the places I now call home. This project demonstrates conflicting feelings about change – not only through age, but also through migration.
In an exploration of self and identity, I have been revisiting the places I spent my childhood. Whilst
... See more"What a story is “about” is to be found in the curiosity it creates in us, which is a form of caring." - George Saunders
the best stories have love to cling to - friendship, family, romance - a duo at the core keeping you in orbit
‘Our lives here are inexpressibly trivial and momentous at once, it seems he’s about to wake up and say. Both repetitive and unprecedented. We matter greatly and not at all. To reach some pinnacle of human achievement only to discover that your achievements are next to nothing and that to understand this is the greatest achievement of any life,
... See moreThe truth was, Greta only felt “normal” for one week out of every month. The week before her period: rage, lust, and what felt like clarity. The week of: cramping, fatigue, self-pity. The week after: mind-numbing depression. That left one week of feeling “okay” and “like herself,” but sometimes she wondered if it was the only week in which she
... See moreJen Beagin • Big Swiss
a woman’s mental health postmenopause is usually better than it’s been at any other time in the life of that particular woman, other than maybe childhood.” What. “Is that really true? Is it because our periods stop?” “Mm, it’s more that we aren’t cycling anymore between estrogen and progesterone and FSH. And, of course, in a patriarchy your body is
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