2022 GOALS
I want to be able to help with saving the environment and help with any mental health issues that anybody is going through such as depression, signs of suicide, and thinking about the future.
jrowe
2022 in Words
As we embark on a new year, it is essential that we both internalize and inscribe our annual goals. 2021 was a year full of sorrow, distress, and confusion. However, by compiling several achievable goals in one cohesive and hopeful video, audiences can reflect on how their resilience from 2021 has carried into the new year. Whether it be emphasizing the need for self-care or promoting environmental justice, accomplishing these feats will certainly instill more hope in our community. After all, the belief in hope is one of many overarching changes people want to see in 2022.
Mask Up!
Throughout the nearly two years that this pandemic has taken place, it has become very clear that wearing masks has been life-saving. If we all wear our masks correctly, we can end this pandemic.
The subject looks strongly straight at the viewer as if to say “You can do this too.”
Stereotype Words Hurt
“We made this film to show how racist comments can harm people.”
Hope for Growth
In my artwork, I tried to convey my hopes in 2022. I hope that I can grow as a photographer and as a gardener. As a hobby, I grow many plants(including strawberries, blueberries, and marigolds) in my little garden. Whenever I plant something new, It gives me something to hope/look forward to because the plants growth are a direct result of how I take care of the plants. I wanted to convey growth through an artistic way, so I had branches on top of my subject to represent personal growth. In similar way to gardening, personal growth is a direct result of how you act and how you look at things.
My Body
“This piece is about women’s reproductive rights. The tattoos represent the choice she can make about her body and life. She can choose a tattoo but may not have choices about her uterus.”
Missing Kids of Color Diary PSA
“Our submission brings justice to the kids and teens of color who get kidnapped or taken everyday; no one ever speaks about them, and they rarely receive any news coverage. Furthermore, if they were white, then way more people would have heard about them.”
You Belong
“In my essay I discuss the discrimination my family and I have faced as Asian Americans. Growing up in a rural city I faced many racial injustices starting in kindergarten. I then learned my father went through the same problems when he arrived in California at 10 years old from the Philippines. I chose this category to bring the discussion of Asian hate to light. I feel that many Asian Americans’ stories are silenced and dismissed in American history.”
The Man With The Earth On His Back
My artwork shows the struggles of a migrant worker carrying the Earth on his back. As he walks the rain clouds water and fill the rows of soil with fruits and vegetables. The migrant worker carrying the Earth on his back resembles the hard work they push themselves to do everyday to make a living but they also play a role in keeping families fed with the food they produce. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic they pushed themselves to work to support their families. The migrant workers are vital for human life for they produce the fruits and vegetables humans need to live. Most migrant workers are overlooked and are paid very low wages when they are contributing to the earth and the people in an impactful way.
The Same Cloth
“My piece is a poem I wrote about my struggles with self-harm. The piece is specifically about dealing with the reactions of my parents in regards to finding out my first time and my relapses. I think this relates to hope because while the poem does read as something very serious, the fact that I am still here today and have worked through my issues enough to share them with the world shows that it is possible to get better.”