Toyland

Voiceover

Presenter(s)

Isabel Vanlandingham

Abstract or Description

 I never know how to define myself and cannot imagine ever really doing so without acknowledging my surroundings. In a way I understand myself and my life at the moment through the people around me. My body is a shell of this true solid form; my mind, memories and respective interests. Though it may be my life, it never is my own because there is so much around me that I would consider a part of myself … without being my physical self. In an act of self preservation, this project serves as a comprehensive tool guiding me to slow down, while proving that my friends and I existed. Toyland is a photographic series that unloads my deepest sentiments surrounding the act and struggle of having to grow up. It explores the transcendence of time, the tenderness of life and influence of youth culture.

Mentor

Elise Kirk