Esther Jung

Economics major, Studio Art minor

Spending my final year at Wellesley, I've found myself searching for the person I've become through the past four years and into my future. In the fall I drew towering hands-- grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and wandering. This spring I attempted to capture myself filming through our campus, but there was too much missing. It felt like I was capturing the motions of being on campus rather than the self that had gone through Wellesley.

Shelter

oil and gesso on canvas

Jewett Hallway Galleries

When I was tasked with painting a map, I moved away from campus, the one place where I "have my own room." Instead I chose to paint the space that defined the pandemic for me-- my sister's room. When she was having a hard time, I'd try to get closer to her by visiting her room. While it isn't anywhere close to Wellesley, I find it is a space that defines a great part of my Wellesley experience and the person I've become.

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