It’s me by Margot Opdebeeck

Bracelet / Mechanical

Margot Opdebeeck. Bracelet: It’s me, 2023. Silver, persplex. From series: It’s me. Dating is not an easy thing to do. You make yourself vulnerable, you let people in, and you have certain responsibilities because you are supposed to make a commitment to someone. This can be a scary thing. A lot of people struggle with fear of commitment, myself included.
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. It’s a fear that occurs to me whenever a relationship with a significant other becomes too close. I don’t understand these feelings myself and I don’t know where they come from, so I tried to translate them into visual language. Suffocation, feeling trapped, uncomfortableness and independence are the feelings that dominate. The fear enters my body. Once it gets too big, I try to get rid of this as fast as possible, without considering the feelings of the other person. I become impatient, rude and selfish. This dark, demonic shadow – that once was the fear – has gotten the best of me and has taken complete control..

Dating is not an easy thing to do. You make yourself vulnerable, you let people in, and you have certain responsibilities because you are supposed to make a commitment to someone. This can be a scary thing. A lot of people struggle with fear of commitment, myself included.

It’s a fear that occurs to me whenever a relationship with a significant other becomes too close. I don’t understand these feelings myself and I don’t know where they come from, so I tried to translate them into visual language. Suffocation, feeling trapped, uncomfortableness and independence are the feelings that dominate. The fear enters my body. Once it gets too big, I try to get rid of this as fast as possible, without considering the feelings of the other person. I become impatient, rude and selfish. This dark, demonic shadow – that once was the fear – has gotten the best of me and has taken complete control.