In this collection, my entire focus was firmly planted in the concepts found in the Bible, specifically the story of Adam and Eve. The first humans sinned due to a snake's persuasion by eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of good and evil knowledge. How can storytelling through modern-day correlation depict the heinous decisions that most people live to regret? I want to convey that, even if our own desires have clouded our better judgment, we have the ability to adjust our paths and break free from the negative influences that lead the majority of people astray. I aimed to highlight various aspects of the biblical story into our digital world context by experimenting with symbolism, color, and theatrical composition. I use snakes, which have historically been associated with evil to demonstrate how addictive devices of knowledge provide people with limitless pleasure. In piece #11, for example, I show how a person's undisturbed state of being in the dark and surrounded by snakes deeply demonstrates that their minds are imprisoned by their own desires. In piece #15, I argue that there is good, but we must seek it by following the light.

"Perplexity" (Won Gold Key in the Scholastics Competition of 2022)

 color pencil. Perplexity is unfocused and misleading as it is in the sinuous shapes, shaping the paths in life.