‘Isn’t that what we all want? To be seen? To live in a culture where people talk to each other in the streets? To really be interested in somebody?’ Kayla
A project about meaningful connections, photographs behind the masks, art, science and shared stories.
To feel seen and heard is important to every human being. When we don’t feel seen it hurts, it makes us cover up our beauty and it makes us hide from the world in all different kinds of ways. Depression, violence, fighting for attention, terrorism, sadness, loneliness, addictions and over achieving for example can be ways to express the pain. We constantly need to prove the world and ourselves that we are worth something. All from a wounded place. But what if you are seen?
This is the project; I make an image of individuals I barely know and talk to them about their lives. In a way this part is like a Soul Story. Then I print the portrait and ask other people I encounter to look into the eyes of this person and ask them to tell me what they see in this human being they have never met before. More info about the project.
Lieve vrienden het is gelukt!! Voor het eind van de zomer hebben we 30 portretten met verhalen recht uit het hart van mensen die de moed hebben om aan het I can See You art project mee te doen. Nog niet alle verhalen zijn opgeschreven en er komen nog mooie handschriften bij, maar die ga ik jullie stukje bij beetje onthullen!! Stay tuned
Een voorproefje, bij deze, en er is nog zoveel meer. Wil je al wat soulstories lezen of heb je er misschien een paar gemist, dan kan dat hier: https://daphnedumoulin.com/soul-stories/
Veel plezier!!
