Vanity vs the Soul
It all begins with an idea. An idea about yourself.
And then, perhaps, an obsession. An obsession of the idea you want to portray of yourself to others.
A disordered love of one’s own image. Vanity.
Surrounded by the world…
In a culture where people are so hyper-focused on their appearance and reputation, it is damaging to the young women in society. Already held to a certain standard of “being beautiful,” this cultural shift has drowned women in their obsession to be “sought after” - but in reality, women only want (and deserved to be) loved.
It all began as a self portrait…
I began to indulge myself in the details, being particular about making the drawing look “flawless.”
Ultimately, to make Myself look flawless.
One is slowly transformed…
Every small piece begins to form a whole. And every small cut, will form a tear
I quickly realized…
This could no longer be “just a self-portrait. I stopped and asked myself,
“Why am I so hyper focused on my appearance?
Am blind to my own pride? My own Vanity?”
But it wasn’t enough…
When we consume ourselves in the world, we become blind to the internal state. Little by little, the small tears at the heart become larger and larger.
if we are obsessed with the world,
that leaves us no time to think about the interior.
and slowly, but surely, we find ourselves already “gone.”
don’t let the threads unravel
We can take ourselves back.
We can be healed, even if there are scars. But the scars will remind us of what we have overcome. And warn us of the path we used to walk.