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A digital drawing done on a gray background of a limply arched body outlined in black. The abdomen of the figure is stretching upwards and coming apart, almost as if it is being pulled apart in strands. A bright red line comes out of the center of the abdomen, extending to the top of the painting, like a thread.
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Observant

Gabrielle Dunn

Each of these works was created based on personal feelings I was having about myself and the society we live in at the time of creation. There have been a lot of times where I have felt like I was going crazy during the pandemic. As my mental health got worse and people around me starting getting sick or dying, it seemed like the world around me wasn’t concerned at all. My educational institutions continued on with courses as normal, expecting attendance, expecting greatness even during a time period where no one felt like those were things they could deliver. I have felt trapped in my own mind, trapped in negativity, trapped in emptiness—but I can’t show it. I have to act the way I am expected to, or else I won’t survive in this world with the way it has been built to function. I have always felt this way, but the pandemic has only increased the intensity of these feelings for me.