GIRL unknown

somewhere in between the spaces of inheriting womanhood, the cruelty of losing value just by continuing to exist under an inescapable gaze, and coming to know one’s place in the world, whether that understanding is thrust onto you or gently guided. everything about this piece was intentional for me, from the selection of repurposing 1950’s life magazines - the era of white picket suburban bliss, cigarettes for your health, and war bonds for patriotism - creating and building a space divided by two mediums, and maximizing the story i could tell and the subtext i could implement in every corner, every detail, and every first glance. girl unknown comes from a place of losing, from a place of having your story and every stage of it prewritten, pinned up, and bled out.