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Anastasia Stanislaus, Fragile,

‘Fragile’ is an interactive experience which uses a series of lightbulbs to depict the emotional and physical aspect of fragility. The recent pandemic has laid bare the insecurity of work, the cruelty of welfare policy, the hypocrisy of a system that leaves the vulnerable ignored and isolated. The fragility of our collective system has been exposed, and society is falling apart. The uncertainty of this pandemic has had an adverse impact on mental health. Being quarantined makes us feel like we are being kept in a bubble, unable to express ourselves or act upon our desires. This series of lightbulbs specifically represents thisfeeling of restriction and fragility. Although the lightbulbs are blazing, and floating freelyin space, the light within the bulb is still trapped or burning out. The potential to shine outside of this confined spacestill remains inescapable. The aim of my project is to depict ‘fragility’ through a graphic transformation of the lightbulbs. ‘Fragile’ portrays the unfortunate reality of the new world we live in, to raise awareness, exposure and sensibility of the fragility of being human.