final project

these are a few images that help tell a little about my final project.

the final project assignment was this:

15 matted photos with a theme

i juggled with a few ideas for about a week before finally deciding on a completely new idea last thursday. the idea came to me while driving from school to work.  

my final project will tell the tale of two young lovers, caught between the "real" world, along with all its demands, and a world where they are totally free from everything.  

i chose this theme because it is one issue that i am facing in my life right now and it weighs on my heart daily.  my boyfriend and i have been together for five years and lately we have been asking ourselves, what do we really want out of life? and what kind of life do we want to live? who and what do we see as a necessity? we talk of the day we are going to run away and leave everything behind often, but seem to be stopped by this world, its ordinary ways and day-to-day routines.  so my question is why not? why not, live like pirates, gypsies, or outlaws? on the other hand, what is so wrong with living a normal life?