Dear Intimacy,

What would you have me know today?

i made my most personal project (so far). the funny thing is, at the time, i didn’t know i was making a project about LOVE.

i shared my project (which, right now, is a slideshow of my words and still photographs) with my dad. i wanted him to see my project before i put it out into the universe. we had an interesting conversation. he asked if he thought many people would relate to my project. i thought about this. ultimately, i made this project for me, so probably not. making this project was (unexpectedly) therapeutic. i realized things about myself i might not have considered or even noticed. i think, for me, this is what art (and making art) does. art forces us to ask questions, consider things differently, confront ourselves and our beliefs. i don’t think this project will resonate with everyone, i didn’t make it for that reason. i made it because i’m still going through grief and learning how to live without my mom. but maybe there is one person out there who has lost a loved one and felt / feels the way i have felt / feel.