Toxicity ( of social media )
Natasha Kalsi
There ’ s this immense pressure . I can feel it between my ears . It seeps into my bones and turns my blood acidic , burning me from the inside out . I keep questioning myself ; doubts are flooding my mind . Time and time again I tell myself this will be the last time . That I let numbers and notifications cloud my judgement and interrupt my intentions . My hands are shaking . Legs becoming weak because I ’ ve been sitting down for too long staring at this damn screen . Tunnel vision is absorbing me . I shouldn ’ t be so fixated on whether or not this is worthy enough to post . Because the truth is , if it means something to me , then it ’ s important . And I know that , I do . But still , these instant gratification giants are blocking my light . To the point where all I see behind my eyelids at night are red circles and squares .
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Çagla Akpinar
ultidisciplinary artist , muralist , and freelance art instructor from Ankara , Turkey . I discovered that my interest in art has develrough the events of my upbringing , and the marks created in my psychology appear to me as the most profound drives of my . Correspondingly , the biggest inspiration for my art is daily life and my own experiences . I create my artworks with mixed medid I like doing portraits and figures . I do not have stable and repeating techniques and styles ; my artworks can show so many va- I think that raising a good generation is one the most crucial point to solve gender-culture-religion-related problems . Therefore , I my talent is a huge channel that I utilize to take action and to change . I graduated from Bilkent University Faculty of Art , Design , hitecture where I got accepted with a full scholarship in 2018 . During my undergraduate education , I attempted to create a n sense towards the understanding of gender and identities in society and make people question their prejudice against the ns s that arose from them like a woman ’ s body is not a threat . Since then , I still focus on the politicization and censorship of women , ty , and the obsession with social media and its effects on the devaluation of the self-image of the individual . Currently , I live in and continue my art career here as a full-time artist . https :// caglaakpinar . com
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