The world we live in at the moment is one that, I feel, is contradicting itself. On one hand we are the first generation to face mental illness head on. We talk about our feelings. We say it is ok not to be ok. Then we are also the first generation to literally filter the dark parts of our lives out so that the world sees our seemingly 'perfect' lives on social media.
The more I thought about this, the more I thought about the topic in relation to the Arts. As artists we are supposed to be proud that we bare our souls and hearts to the world through our creations and our self expression. While we do expose ourselves and our insecurities on a daily basis, we also dread that someone will see our flaws. I know that I personally worry I might step onto a stage where the audience doesn’t like what I do. A stage where I will stumble over a word or my voice might crack. But then I ask myself, is that not all part of a live performance? I do things like mindfulness to calm those nagging worries, but are those little insecurities not actually all part of what it is to be human?
I ask my fellow artists, would you let the world see your broken creations? Should we have an art exhibition of 'The Lost Paintings'? Should we have a concert where we air 'The Forgotten Music'? Would we dare expose our failings to the world? Should we just turn the filter off?
The more I thought about this, the more I thought about the topic in relation to the Arts. As artists we are supposed to be proud that we bare our souls and hearts to the world through our creations and our self expression. While we do expose ourselves and our insecurities on a daily basis, we also dread that someone will see our flaws. I know that I personally worry I might step onto a stage where the audience doesn’t like what I do. A stage where I will stumble over a word or my voice might crack. But then I ask myself, is that not all part of a live performance? I do things like mindfulness to calm those nagging worries, but are those little insecurities not actually all part of what it is to be human?
I ask my fellow artists, would you let the world see your broken creations? Should we have an art exhibition of 'The Lost Paintings'? Should we have a concert where we air 'The Forgotten Music'? Would we dare expose our failings to the world? Should we just turn the filter off?
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