Glow
Back in High School anxiety constantly prevented me from making intimate, genuine connections with my peers. I have always craved connections with others, but at the same time I hardly feel at ease in the company of others. I feel the need to hide my vulnerability and weakness. I started opening up towards the end of my senior year, thanks to the support of my advisor Ms. Macwright.
I did not feel like I could unload some of the weights I have been carrying around until my first semester of college. To me, “glow” contains light, energy, and motion. There are rays of warm light bouncing back and forth every time I make a connection. During my time in London, I have shared lots of heartwarming moments with my friends. I have truly started to feel at ease spending time with, and getting to know them.
Glow is a collection of moments. It captures the feelings of tranquility, uncertainty, and connectedness. My journeys within London are carried out by lots of tube and train rides. I love the feeling of being in a motion with strangers. During rush hour, everyone is pressing together in a contained space yet no one knows the other person. Everyone, however, shares the same goal: getting to their destinations. Will there always be another destination after this one? It is the moment of suspension that I enjoy during train rides. I allow my thoughts to loosely wonder around.
Public transport links me to my friends, public spaces, and nature. It is these interconnections and the codependence that cast a glow on my first semester of college.
11/25/18
Highgate, London
