Mirrored Faces
Brooke Y.
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When creating “Mirrored Faces,” the focus for the story was individuality. My goal was to show accurate emotions and what expression can look like. For “Mirrored Faces,” in particular I zeroed in on deeper emotions than being uncomfortable, or unsure of oneself. I wanted to make this piece meaningful to a broad variety of people. My main character is Sage, who throughout the story explains the feelings of being trapped and disgusted by their own body. Towards the end of the story they cut off their hair to feel some sort of happiness, and it is implied that they experienced the realization that they are nonbinary. It was important to me to have a transgender character for “Mirrored Faces,” because it adds another level of depth to the piece and provides representation to the LGBTQ+ community. It was significant to me to have the theme of individuality because of the way it can affect people. There are certain expectations for every person to meet and conform to, and that is not what being human is about. I created Sage as a way for people to further understand why expression is so critical to thriving, and how emotions are not always straightforward. In summary “Mirrored Faces,” falls under the theme of individuality and provides representation for a variety of people.
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Creativity to me means a creative outlet to place emotions that can not be spoken. When one is not able to express emotions through spoken dialogue, or does not have a person to talk to, art is always a home to come back to. When expressing oneself, art and creativity will always provide a home.
