Ropeburn

Artist statement:

As I get older and older, so many things start to fly by and it seems like I'm constantly rushing. This summer, I took my last job at a summer camp.It was a really fun experience, yet melancholy at the same time. 

Kids are playing new games and everything changes so vastly from what I experienced, what we experienced. While it’s so different from my generation. I still see a lot of similarities, whether that's the rampage of energy I used to have, or just the overall randomness of adolescence. For this project, I wanted to showcase what adolescence felt like to me, and how I look upon it now that I am older. We aren’t those kids anymore, but It is important to reflect on that environment that shaped us to become who we are today. 

This project feels like jumping off the neighborhood bridge into that murky murky water.

This project feels like roaming the parks when we were the kings of it. 

This project feels like when every corner felt like an adventure. 

While things have become more nuanced now, seeing the playfulness and carelessness of the youth today can bring the youth out in us again. It may be good for us. 

I dedicate this project to all the scraped knees and endless summer nights.