FORSAKEN IDENTITY

“A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives and our character. Therefore, it behoves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

THE IDEA

Forsaken Identity is a creative project by art photographer Alex Wolkowicz and writer Susie Stubbs that takes as its starting point a quote from the American philosopher Emerson. It looks at the idea that throughout their lives people create multiple ‘versions’ of themselves; that emotional honesty is flexible; that the stories people weave and wind around their lives aren’t true.

Visit the Forsaken Identity website.