Your Choice
This piece was inspired by the following Jim Carrey quote: “Our eyes are not only viewers, they are also projectors that run a second story over the picture. Fear is writing that script, and the working title is ‘I’ll never be enough’” Metaphorically, my work compares two different lifestyles - that of a life lived through fear, and that of a life lived through confidence. This conscious choice to choose a positive or negative attitude is made every day, and time (represented by a calendar) constantly reminds us of our choices. If we mindlessly choose to live in fear, we begin to psychologically drown, and remain caged in. The FEAR box is slightly taller than the confidence box, and the eye glasses are more easy to access, illustrating the inclination and convenience of choosing fear over confidence. It’s murky image illustrates that this will always be counter productive and it is never the answer.
Materials: wire, eyeglasses, a weekly calendar, cardboard, metal mesh, saran wrap, water.
by Zakery Chrest