"Studying with Kafka". Franz Kafka's famous work "The Metamorphosis" is about a man who wakes to find himself turned into a giant beetle. In it, we consider the power of transformation. We see our own transformation one wrinkle at a time, but what if it happened overnight? Often, it does. Circumstances change, people leave, and if you're like me, you consider your own mortality an alarming amount. Sometimes I feel I change as often as the sun rises.
I'm 34 years old. My hair isn't gray yet. My skin isn't wrinkled. I see myself in three parts, all mingled: the way I was, the way I am, the way I will be. When my life ends, I'll be remembered as the culmination of all those moments. Minute transformations.
In this image: a circle to show the cycle of life. Beetles to represent transformation and mortality. A tulle dress and innocent braids to show the softness of youth. A beautiful portrait set against the grotesque.
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