"We Are All Insignificantly Infinite" by Kim Bellamy Artist

"We are all Insignificantly Infinite" 

Watercolour, graphite and thread on paper

By Kim Bellamy Artist

This piece came about after a conversation with my therapist. I was talking about how I feel very insignificant compared to my family and friends, how my life isn't going how I planned and how my mental health issues are weighing me down at this precarious time. 

I've always been out of sync with people.

I've always been 2 fashion trends behind, a season behind, always late for everything. And sometimes I feel like I'm so insignificant that I could just blow away.

The above title was penned by my therapist and it stuck with me so I had to create a visual art work from it.

The person in the bell jar is me.

Completely isolated from the rest of the world with only the infinity of space for company.

I think it is quite a romantised image of how I have been feeling lately; but I try to look at it from the angle of: if I hadn't ever of felt this way then I wouldn't have been able to create this artwork.

During my first year of Uni, I was consumed by my depression so now when I feel that way I try to think positively and productively. Creating artwork that surrounds this subject is highly personal to me and I was told by my favourite tutor (Alli) not to use my artwork as a type of therapy...sorry Alli but I've come full circle and it works for me.

Kim xx