MEDIUM: Photographs
DESCRIPTION:
Photos taken by my home in New Jersey during October of 2022. Inspired by Noah Kahan’s song “Homesick.”
ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
After I finished my undergraduate degree, I moved back home with my parents. It was a difficult time, and I often felt quite lonely. All my friends either stayed where we went to college or moved away from where we grew up. I was starting a job I disliked immensely, and I had absolutely no idea what direction I wanted to go next. Society was also still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. We knew nothing was guaranteed, adding to the feeling of listlessness. I used photography as a way to escape the feeling of being trapped at home. After a few years, I decided to apply to graduate school here at UW. I was excited to start a new chapter, but ironically felt deeply sad for leaving home. Now, these pictures evoke the slightest twinge of homesickness, rather than being sick of home. I remember where I was, both physically and mentally, when I took them, and am grateful for where I am now as I look back at them.