Sliding Shadow

Do you ever get a glimpse of your family resentment within yourself?

In this series, Sliding Shadow, I explore the failure of the constructed self.

We construct carefully curated identities to navigate the world, yet in unbidden moments of vulnerability, our family’s traits bleed through the surface. Whether bound by love or formed by bitterness, the hidden self rarely belongs to us alone.

When does the mask truly slip? In our dreams, in our blood, or when our practiced narratives fail us? How many times have we caught an unwanted glimpse of someone else looking back through our own eyes—and have we ever dared to look directly at their unmasked soul?