A box with 4 sides designed to contain something, to trap something, to hide something, to cover up. Can a human be put in a box? A need to categorize, to contain, to control, to understand, to put away. It makes me think about how mental illness has been treated..something that could not be understood was put away from view to begin with, out of sight, out of mind but what if this illness could be in everyone’s mind at some time? It is apart of all of us? Are we all apart of one big box? From reading about mental health how much we do not know, cannot distinguish what it is and how it is not spoken about enough, perhaps it cannot be put in a box. A book like a box, the DSM and ICD, a way to contain and categorize mental illness, however as the world doesn't stand still how can these illnesses. The constant change of self and changes in society, we are constantly evolving and moving. We breathe, we move our bodies, our brains light up, we are constantly seeing and taking in our world. And what are we? A part of the world, a part of ourselves, a part of other peoples realities, a part of the natural world, apart of the un-concious world, the dream state, a part of the past, a part of the future? To think outside of the box...to be a circle perhaps?
A directive this week was about 'Who are you?' I realized I use a blue circle to define or show myself, its something I have begun to notice this year. Circles coming together and moving through each other is the best self portrait yet! They contain light and dark and move into each other with colour and movement. I didn't want to be defined, instead of 4 sides my sides are round without an end point...sometimes we don't need to make sense but it doesn't mean we don't exist. Noticing the symbols of my art and life. Also noticing them in society, boxes and rectangles do come up alot however I feel more inclined to the circles and triangles.
