AHNI- “I AM.” I AM VULNERABLEI LIKE TO TELL A STORY THROUGH MY ART. I AM RAW- I PORTRAY THAT THROUGH RELENTLESSLY ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE PEOPLE “THINKING” AND “FEELING” AFTER THEY SEE MY WORK. LASTLY I AM STRONGI BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONNECTION. ALL OF MY PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCES HAVE LED ME TO UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY AND POWER THAT COMES WITH CONNECTING WITH YOURSELF, AND OTHERS. THROUGHOUT MY PHOTORAPHY I EXPLORE THE TEXTURES AND DETAILS OF RAW HUMAN EMOTION IN A VERY PERSONANL RAW WAY, WHICH IS A PASSION OF MINE.
RAW.
VULNERABLE.
STRONG
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE ONCE SAID “AMOR FATI” WHICH TRANSLATES TO THE LOVE OF ONES FATE. IT IS USED TO DESCRIBE AN ATTITUDE IN WHICH ONE SEES EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN ONES LIFE, INCLUDING SUFFERING AND LOSS, AS GOOD, OR AT THE VERY LEAST NECESSARY. I BELIEVE IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHOOSE THE IMPACT SITUATIONS AND EXPERIENCES HAVE ON US. ONCE WE HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MASTER THIS- THE ONLY LIMITATIONS WE EXPERIENCE ARE THE ONES WE PUT ON OURSELVES.
NATALIE SYDNEY SIMONS