To build a life, the world demands direction and structure. But our coming-of-age offers a moment of reckoning – a chance to break your own institutionalisation. Without anchors, you must build yourself up. In this game of becoming, in this tension between our roots and our wings, we must use uncertainty and fear as momentum. We must open our arms wide and wriggle them, testing the space around us. We must bend into unfamiliar shapes and meet with our own edges. We must sit on the frayed mattress, let its coils press into our backs, and feel the weight of choices not yet made. We are only half-formed. When you find that your home is deteriorating, play with it. Reveal yourself to yourself, without the crutch of expectation. Let the ruins teach you.
Photography by Janna Soueidan
Concept by Zaina Pakabomba
Words by Zaina Pakabomba
Styling by Zaina Pakabomba & Jennifer Eid
Assistance by Reem Hageali
Modelled by Adel Makhmetova
