interactive colors

We all have ideal selves. We live our lives viewing ourselves in black and white, dreaming that someday we’ll be vibrant and full of colors.

The project gave me the opportunity to be colorful for 10 days. I stopped dreaming and started being. And now, even though my colors aren’t as vibrant as they were, they’re still here.

Through this project, I got to meet my colorful, my ideal self, and I will forever be grateful for this.

Stella | Greece

I had the time and space to notice and observe my own behavior and I was able to detect evidence I needed to confirm some doubts that have been at the back of my mind since like forever.

Now I’m determined to seek out for help. And what excites me the most is my motivation to do so: I don’t want to do it for myself, as this has been the norm so far, a motivation that used to jeopardize its stability with any swing in my mood or self-concept. I’m willing to help myself in order to be productive in my community and society, and I believe that this perspective is stronger and healthier than doing it for only myself. Or parents, family or friends, as it’s not always as fulfilling as it may seem.

Also, it seems much more complicated but, duh, I’m sure it’s worth it as a really wide whole. There’s this Spanish song that says “I only ask of God for pain not to be indifferent to me, for the dry death not to find me empty and alone without having done enough”. That’s what I got. Oh! And an amazing community feeling that I had really never felt. And I know it could be even better than that. I’m even exciting now on that thought!!!

Mar | Spain

I learned how to coexist with almost 50 other people in the same house, I experienced Dutch culture first-hand, I made new friends and I became aware of their cultures.

Of course, I learned more about the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and the people I met helped me take a closer look in their lives and meet their problems they face. All in all, I think it was the most life changing experience I have ever lived, if you consider how much I changed in such a short period.

Ioanna | Greece