2024 Yearbook

Title: ‘Fragile Moments of Self’ Acrylic on canvas

“Memories are the architecture of our identity.” - Brian Sollis Memories are the foundational elements that configure and shape our identities; however, it is a universal misconception that the ‘awe principle’-- the idea that only grand, unreachable moments are worthy of reverence and that only unorthodox moments are reserved for the extraordinary. In my work, I challenge this concept by turning our collective gaze inward, towards the intimate, transparent, and frequently overlooked moments that define who we are. I explore passages of my identity through the lens of my mundane life in rich, warm, and enticing palettes to exude the beauty in which the

moment exudes, each acrylic painting standing as a testament to the realisation; that by appreciating the small, we come to understand the whole, and in embracing the ordinary, we discover the extraordinary in ourselves. My work serves as an imminent reminder that our true essence is formed in the quiet, constant rhythm of reality and challenges the notion that rare, monumental events don’t just forge our identities, but the cumulative weight of everyday actions, and interactions.

Mischa Boxsell