"It's a new art form showing people how little we care"

Photo Nienke Monster / Edit Diederik Krooneman

“It’s a new art form showing people how little we care”

It’s one of my favourite lines out of the song Tennis Court by Lorde. It describes a feeling that hits close to home and something I see happening quite a lot lately.

It amazes me how a 17-year-old can have such a strong image and identity at that age. To be honest, it makes me a little bit jealous every time I see one of those kids breaking through with one of those unique old souls. At that age, I was so afraid to be different that I dressed as boring as possible in order to not stand out (some of you might recognize this feeling.. ugh, high school).  This is different nowadays but I am still learning to let that feeling go for the full 100%. But people like Lorde inspire me and are helping me to get to that point. They are truly living life like Ayn Rand once said:

“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”

This behavior I’m describing here about not carrying what other people think and just doing you is something I find extremely fascinating. Because is it possible to just put everyone their opinion  aside and live your life without carrying about what people say about you? I am not entirely sure of  it but these doubts are mainly based on insecurity and fear. I hope that ,with the help of people like Lorde, we will reach a point in time where I am able to answer that question with a genuine “YES”.

These thoughts and feelings are translated in this picture. I made it with one of my friends, Nienke Monster. She studies photography and every now and then we like to collaborate on a project. She does the shooting and I do the editing.

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