This work, titled 'The Woman Who Fell To Earth' is part of an ongoing series of self-portraits about Freedom. Freedom in its different guises. The freedom to step beyond the expectation and limitations that are imposed upon by yourself and others and move towards the things that hold meaning.
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world: the freedom of young age and the freedom of mature age.
We're often led to believe that aging is somehow a betrayal of our idealistic younger self. But sometimes it may be the other way around. Perhaps the younger self finds it difficult to inhabit its true potential because it has no idea of what that potential is. In many ways, it exists as an unformed thing, constantly evading its own grasp, and frantically trying to build its sense of itself, a coherent sense of identity.
But then, time and the relentless flow of life come along and shatter our carefully constructed sense of self into a million pieces. And then comes the reassembled self, the self you have to put back together, no longer burdened by discovering what you are. You are free to be whatever you want to be, unimpeded by the incessant needs of others. Gradually, you grow into the form of your humanity, forging our own distinct character and evolving into a complete individual. Someone who has become a part of things, not someone separated from, or at odds with the world. You age. You age embracing the fullness of freedom, the freedom that allows all freedoms to exist.
© 2026 Cristina Schek
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