"Maximalist"
Digital Photography and Editing
2023
Consumption rules our collective consciousness, often I feel that it rules my life. I have felt the weight of my choices the last two years; I purchase things both impulsively and thoughtfully. I’m prone to shuffle through them quickly, impacted by social media’s influence to move onto the next best thing. I love what I own, but you might not think so based on the way they pile up in my bedroom. What used to feel like magic dancing around me by way of my belongings now feels like a fog. I feel the weight of my belongings on my shoulders every day. Getting dressed is stressful when it used to be play. Shopping gives me guilt when it used to inspire. When I am in my space I sometimes feel oppressed by my belongings - stunted by the need to constantly reorganize and move things around, to fit them into my life, to recreate and reclaim myself.
Through this project I have found release in self expression once again. I have taken these thoughts and concerns and created something to look at. a new angle for me to consider and work from. I have relieved myself of the pressure, but when will I relieve myself of the problem? I have not yet worked completely through that, but this project was just a start.