idea 2/4 - Humanity

Humanity:
1. All human beings collectively
2. The quality or condition of being human
3. The quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence
4. The humanities

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humanity

The whole preface of my work this semester revolves around the idea of "humanity" or "being human". Psychology has always fascinated me especially when it comes to how we build relationships and why we do the things we do. When it comes down to it, we see a lot of nurture vs. nature. I'm (ofcourse) looking very intently at the "nuture" side of things. The experiences we go through shape and build our personalities, viewpoints, culture, and religious views.

I'm also really interested in an even simpler side of this, which is the idea of "just being human". Being ordinary, living through joys and struggles without the world stopping for you to figure out which direction is up or down. At the pace this world is going in, we often forget how shortlived and fragile life can be until we lose someone we love. I'm hoping to emphasize the beauty of just being alive by pulling out the moments in my life that are most significant to the person I am today, no matter how big or small. I want the message of "life goes on" to be prominent in the final series of images, and for it to show hope of tomorrow. I touch on some subjects which are uncomfortable for me to remember, recreate, and display - but the reason that I feel it is important to show these images is to represent that the hardest things to remember are often ones that are most important to our development.

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."
-Robert Frost