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“I would always say I'm doing a video project. About dancing or birthday parties. Of course, the video becomes more than that. It goes deeper than that. But it's not a lie. It's a starting point.”

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Laurel Nakadate

Laurel Nakadate is an American artist known for her unique photographic style and research into human emotions. Her work often focuses on personal relationships and identity, capturing moments from everyday life to reveal the complexity and fragility of human nature. more

“I present the thing we're going to do as a simple starting point. They all know it's an art piece and that it's all going to be recorded. And I have never had an experience where one of these men tried to take advantage of the situation. If they were guilty of anything it was of being lonely. It was never that they were violent or dangerous.”

Ifs Knows Men Art Simple Situation Pieces Dangerous Advantage Lonely Starting Violent Guilty Starting Point Being Lonely

Author:Laurel Nakadate

“I'm always afraid going into strange places, but I also choose carefully and listen to my instincts. These were men I could trust. I'm a pretty good judge of crazy versus sad. I prefer sad.”

Men Crazy Strange Judging Instinct Versus Strange Places Good Judges

Author:Laurel Nakadate

“Discomfort and awkwardness are places where you feel things. I'm a big advocate for being happy. We can choose to live in a happy bubble. But part of being happy is understanding how sad things can be.”

Feels Bigs Understanding Bubbles Discomfort Awkwardness Sad Things

Author:Laurel Nakadate

“I feel like I'm at a place in my life where I'm really strangely happy, and in awe of how great the world can be, and I think that's because I have gone through periods of looking at the world through a really melancholy lenses. It's all just flip sides of the same coin.”

Thinking World Feels Sides Gone Periods Awe Melancholy Coins Lenses Flip

Author:Laurel Nakadate