Assignment 8

"These Thoughts Leave Marks"

This piece is done in a series of photos in a particular order. I had the idea to represent feelings of anxiety through the ravelling and unravelling of a string around the neck. I chose string lights as they are often seen as a positive object and we as anxious people often hide these feelings or disguise them.

Anxiety slowly creeps up and tightens itself around the victim until they can't move, can't breathe, can't think of anything other than the turmoil inside their mind. When it releases its grasp, it is not completely gone. It leaves marks, indents, to remind you that it will never fully leave you and will always be with you in one form or another.

Edit: For anyone wondering about the hoodie: it's meant to represent coping mechanisms, albeit unhealthy mechanisms.