The Camera and the Projector
Creating From the Inside Out
There is something about the camera and the projector that keeps returning to me.
They look almost the same.
They both deal with images.
They both depend on light.
But they move in opposite directions.
One takes images in.
The other sends images out.
And I have started to see that this is exactly how we create our lives.
When I Lived Like a Camera
For many years, I collected images.
I saw what looked inspiring.
I imagined different versions of life.
I thought about how things could be.
I could picture them clearly.
But if I am honest — many of those visions stayed in my head.
They were mental snapshots. Quick flashes of “that would be nice.” Short sequences of possibility.
But I did not always stay long enough to feel them.
And without feeling, the image never truly developed.
It was as if I took the picture — but never let it reach the inner screen.
I have even tried to create from the outside in.
Changing environments.
Adjusting circumstances.
Thinking that if something external shifted, something inside would follow.
Sometimes it worked temporarily. But it never felt anchored.