August 2020
A collection of the documented changes and journeys that present themselves in many forms during our lives. This month, we explore transformation of all kinds through the eyes of artists.
Niamh Dale
“These images show two stills taken from a recent video. The original video shows the cake being crushed and completely destroyed. This is emphasized furthermore through the stills, as they show a sharp contrast in not only the cakes physical attitudes, but also metaphorically the way 2020 was expected to go verses how it actually went.”
Harper
“I miss the closeness that used to be so simple. We used to hold hands and share drinks and touch each other just for the act of it, and that easy intimacy probably won’t be the same for a long time. And I miss grocery stores. They’re not the same anymore, they used to have this quiet loveliness and now it’s just just this desperate wasteland.“
Satya Williams
“When I look back at who I was, it feels like I’m watching a movie. It’s sometimes hard to recognize who that old version of you is.”
Olivia Silvester
“I made this piece as an expression of the time in a new friendship or relationship where getting to know the person also involves exploring yourself.”
Satya Williams
“Metamorphosis first made me think about butterflies, but also about being a queer teenager. I feel like I am being watched and judged, but I still choose to exist colorfully and unapologetically.”
Gwenyth Goodacre
“When someone usually thinks of the word metamorphosis they think of a butterfly forming from a caterpillar. I wanted to be able to showcase how everyone goes through metamorphosis. Change is metamorphosis and as long as you feel yourself evolving and changing into the person you want to be and accomplishing your goals you are going through metamorphosis.”
Griffin Koutny
“I feel like often, my work doesn’t just flow right out of me- I’ll work on something and it just won’t be at the level of quality I want. Which I know is universal, I’m just terrible at coming to terms with it. But this piece is one of the rare examples for me where everything fell into place, and things just lined up perfectly. The process of creating the piece start to finish felt organic, and I think that’s the energy that the work radiates. And I also think it’s really cute.”
Tatyana Wellington
“Often times we’re faced with situations and deep-rooted fears that blind us. But when we rely on our inner light, true transformation begins.”
Kat
“I dunno, butterflies symbolize change, right? I like that.”
Audrey Williams: ‘Venus Reincarnates as a Butterfly’
“A little painting I did as an ode to Venus- I imagine after she is born from the sea and lives her beautiful life she reincarnates as a butterfly. And I filled the rest of the page with little thoughts 💗”
Cari Beattie
“This piece depicts musician Cavetown aka Robin Skinner. The painting illustrates the many highs and lows of my summer last year. The high being meeting Robin himself and the low being the death of my grandfather. From those experiences I grew and morphed into a new person.”
Bibi Koenig: ‘Stones’
“It has to do with the relationship people have with new knowledge, and how it can change them. It’s about that moment when you’ve been struggling to understand something but then it all hits you at once, and hypnotizes you. And then when the moment is over, you come out a different person than before.”