I Am Under Water

The idea for this work arose almost immediately when I saw the video for the song Breathe by the band Glass Bridges.

I wanted to do something thematic, and… I remembered my fear. Often through creativity I fight my fears, turning them into works. Once I almost drowned in the sea while diving, there was also a sad experience of swimming in the river, so diving, and even with my eyes open, was something scary for me. That’s why I decided to use it for an image.

I didn’t have enough of a full-fledged idea, so I decorated the negative background of a “drowning” person with glasses and makeup with a heart. It seemed to me that this was some kind of manifestation of hope. In addition, the text itself contains the words:

“When my heart is heavy
And I’m sinking with the memories
I will be the one to breathe me back to life”

Once I had a difficult day when everything did not go according to plan. And every time I returned to the idea of ​​doing this work, when I was filled with anger. But I did it with a calm heart.

To make the work look more complete, I did a crop, but I will add a few pictures that were besides this. I like how it turned out overall. Considering our mini-bathroom, this is not a bad visualisation option

“I hit the bottom again
It’s good to see you old friend
My minds been wondering when
You’d creep back in
I don’t want to pretend
Like I don’t want this to end
But I am making amends with my demons again
I know that I’ve been here before
A different battle in the same damn war
Do I surrender or will I remember
The love that I have spent my whole life fighting for

I am under water
The tide is getting stronger
Will I be someone who makes it through the night?
When my heart is heavy
And I’m sinking with the memories
I will be the one to breathe me back to life”