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Maria
from : Uruguay personal object : a small tattoo I had this small tattoo done a few days before making this world trip. I wanted to have it with me as a reminder to myself about some feelings and reflections that have made a big difference in my life. I will be travelling round the world for 8 months as an architecture student. I felt really broken before this journey began. This tattoo represents two parts of my fighting inside myself - and me, broken in two pieces because of the absence of a loving person. It represents my empty heart. The shape represents the sun, which connects to my self and my identity, and the moon in one of its phases – because that is what we are doing all the time; living different phases of our souls and learning with them. It is a reminder to me that I can shine again and that all of the pain made me a person I like more now. chosen artwork : Anthraquinone-1-Diazonium Chloride Damien Hurst, 1994 The artist is very concerned about human existence and the nature of love. I think that the journey I am making is a ‘restart’ for me, and my tattoo supports this new beginning of my existence. At first, all these dots made me feel a little lost and confused, as I was before starting my journey – but as you get closer you can see clearer, and that is life for me now. We can see a big shape of confused colours – or we can get closer and see all the real colours. Sometimes we are a little blind to all the colours, and the beauty of them all. |
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