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Before Dawn by Julia Wolfe
  • Julia Wolfe
  • Before Dawn
  • Photograph
  • 13 x 19 in (33.02 x 48.26 cm)
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of crisis for many teenagers including myself. The quarantine caused teens everywhere to face isolation. In this isolation, we were left alone with our thoughts for a long period of time. Being stuck in your home with little socialinteraction forces you to look long and hard at yourself and who you are as a person. It forces you to pick apart your actions, your social life, your body, and your habits. There's a phrase that I like to live by: “It's always darkest before the dawn.” In relation to our recent happenings, COVID-19 was one of the darkest times mentally for many kids around the world. This piece represents the transition from that darkness to the dawn in front of us. A transition from a pandemic to connecting again around the globe. Melancholy tears turned into something beautiful.

La pandemia de COVID-19 fue una época de crisis para muchos adolescentes, incluido yo mismo(a). La cuarentena hizo que los adolescentes de todo el mundo se enfrentaran al aislamiento. En este aislamiento, nos quedamos solos con nuestros pensamientos durante un largo periodo de tiempo. Estar encerrado en casa con poca interacción social te obliga a mirarte a ti mismo y a quién eres como persona. Te obliga a analizar tus acciones, tu vida social, tu cuerpo y tus hábitos. Hay una frase con la que me gusta vivir: "Siempre es más oscuro antes del amanecer". En relación con nuestros recientes acontecimientos, el COVID-19 fue uno de los momentos más oscuros mentalmente para muchos chicos de todo el mundo. Esta pieza representa la transición de esa oscuridad al amanecer que tenemos delante. La transición de una pandemia a la conexión de nuevo en todo el mundo. Lágrimas de melancolía convertidas en algo hermoso.

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