Alexandra+S

Le Silence by Auguste Preault Bedroom at Arles by Vincent van Gogh Madonna Adoring the Child by Francesco Botticini

"I remember waking up in the middle of the night, looking for my parents after a terrifying nightmare, but realized that they were not in their bed. My three old self thought that they had abandoned me or something worse had happened, so I crawled underneath their bed and cried. A couple of minutes later, my mom’s friend started to walk up the stairs. At first, I had no idea who was approaching me. After realizing who it was, I acknowledged that a particular event was about to take place."

The first image is of a sculpture which represents my silence in my narrative. The expression on the face of the sculpture also represents my distaste for my newborn brother and also my mother after the birth. The second image is of a painting which I think relates to two instances throughout my narrative. The first instance would be when I hid underneath my parents bed after realizing that they had left in the middle of the night for the hospital. I thought that they had left me alone, only to realize that my mother's friend was in the living room downstairs. This image also relates to my mothers hospital room in which she stayed. The third image relates to everyone's fascination with newborns. How adults care for and worship new life.