Today I was reminiscing about some of my favorite past projects. This collage, made entirely from clippings from National Geographic magazines, was my final project for my AP Literature class when I was a senior in high school. The prompt was to create a collage related to one of the broad themes discussed in the course. chose to depict depicts the tragic plight of the common man: “to pursue a genuine life ad infinitum, with full knowledge that his successes are unimportant and short-lived in the shadow of our modern society.” Reading my paper describing the collage felt like I was meeting a younger version of myself. I wish I was still so full of optimism and idealism. My birthday is next week, and I feel very young and old, all at the same time.
So, here’s to moving forward without forgetting where we’ve been.
