"Its not always what it seems"- Katia C

 

I decided to create a Tik-Tok video showing myself in two different ways. The first part of the video its lip singing the lyrics to a song by Billie Eilish “Everything I wanted” which talks about Mental Health in particular, Depression and Suicide. The famous TikTok video consists of people showing themselves as their true selves and then changing themselves, showing the world that they are more than just someone’s child. That they are worth more than hurtful words. That they are more than just a Mental Health Disorder. One main reason why I decided to utilize my social media platform was to share my own experiences with Depression. This performance was inspired by John Berger's quote “But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but words can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” John Berger. This quote made me realize how important it is to see the world in other ways and see events that happened in a positive form in order to recover myself. It took me some time to record this video, although I know it’s not the best, I am showing my true self and of how strong I’m able to be. When I created my flag, I used it as a symbol of hope for myself and as a guide to continue fighting not only for my own health but for others my age. During quarantine, I became more vulnerable on my own, less and less happy with life but having my family and friends there beside all chaos around us, helped me the most. In this generation, where bullying, self-harm, and ignorance is at its high, it is important to share and speak on Depression because it can change someone else's life. 

 Revisiting Carrie Mae Weems’s Landmark “Kitchen Table Series”: 

“This woman can stand in for me and for you; she can stand-in for the audience, she leads you into history. She’s a witness and a guide,”