Visual Essay - Abstract

Most notable concepts

Most notable concepts

“My art is birthed from the deeply challenging and sacred act of giving myself permission to be emotionally transparent,” she said.

"Visual culture does not depend on pictures but on this modern tendency to picture
or visualize existence."

Why do we share our personal stories with strangers online?

Why do I use Tumblr as a form of mental self-care?

How does this relate to the Society of the Spectacle? > A platform (social media > Tumblr ) is being used as a form of therapy / mental self-care.

Do you ever find yourself telling your deepest life stories to complete strangers online? is this a generation Z- thing?

I want to use the conversations that I've had with strangers on Tumblr to show that multiple people share their personal stories/problems with strangers online. I also want to show how some people on Tumblr use their blog as a form of mental self-care / therapy.

What does being emotionally transparent mean for me? Right now I'm dealing with a lot of stuff mentally. I sometimes find myself opening up to complete strangers. But I do feel like I'm not alone in this > on Tumblr there's a whole community of people opening up to strangers, sharing their problems on their blogs. They're being vulnerable online, which is such a brave thing to do in my opinion, because the internet lasts forever.

People's everyday lives, knowing their ins and outs, interacting with their everyday lives becomes easier on Tumblr ^

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An overview of my Tumblr reblogs which are filled with inspirational quotes, thougts about self-care, questions I ask(ed) myself, visuals that helped me get through rough times and more.

Visual Essay

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