Planomenos Astir Aikaterine
A young woman sits in a room. She sits alone. She sits close to a computer. She looks out the window as she collects her thoughts. She turns to her keyboard to write. She sits there for hours and hours, clicking the tabs, responding to messages and searching for connection. She is obsessed with every note, update and friend.
She sits in a room alone, but she is not lonely.
The young woman looks out the window again, and recalls her childhood when she sat alone. She sat
close to a television. She watched the actors. She mouthed the lines in perfect sync. She sat there for
hours and hours, rewinding movies and watching them again. She was obsessed with every word, lyric,
and expression.
The young woman looks back to her computer screen and begins to type again. She realizes that she no
longer needs a stage or screen to make a story come to life. She connects with an audience online. By
living life like an open book, she builds relationships with strangers who become friends. She consumes
their knowledge, experience and words like precious morsels.
She sits in a room alone, but she is not lonely – through communication she builds a network.
The young woman looks out the window once more and she watches people go by. She wonders if they
look through the window and see her. She looks up at the clouds as they move, watching the shapes
change. She contemplates evolution. From the child who wanted to be a star, to the wandering star she
has become. She considers her future. It is unclear, but she is open to the possibilities.
The young woman turns to her computer again.
She sits in a room alone, but she is not lonely – through communication she builds a network. As her
network grows, so will she.
Artifact objects:
Fish bowl/circular planter/glass
Network cable/red
Queen/Chess/[frosted] glass
