Art Exhibition as an audience - Ricky Ochoa
"Something Happened Here" by Jing Jung
I was shocked that there was hidden histories in New Jersey but also how it carries legacy and how it shapes the neighborhoods we live in. When I found out about Hurricane Sandy I started to think about this more often since I had a faint memory of a blackout once when I was visiting Bayonne, New Jersey with my dad once and then again somewhere around when I was living in Neck Road with my mom in Brooklyn.
I've never really thought that much about these things until learning about it now. I still have a difficult time understanding since I treat them as normal neighborhoods but I can't help but feel that I wish to have experience something like this to help me understand better. I had a great childhood but at the same time feel like I'm too naive at times.
"Comforts in Action II" by Tina Maneca
This gives me a feeling of nostalgia but most importantly, the fear of losing what made me happy as a child. I feel conflicted as I struggle a lot with coming to terms with adulthood and the fear of growing up. Coming from autism I always rely on escapism to cope with the looming threat. Sometimes I want time to feel slow so that childhood remains that way forever.
I also view it as hope for myself not to be pessimistic or succumb to the cynical desires of adulthood and have a reason to be optimistic about the future in a realistic way to move forward in life. I want to overcome my fears of adulthood and learn how to take responsibility for myself.
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