JENIFER
ABOUT
JENIFER ABOUT
a girl, a camera,
a history, a timeline,
a medium, a method, a philosophy,
an identity, a reclamation
a dream,
a desire,
a vision
—a purpose
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I
WANTED TO BE A
MOTHER
dreamt of having
LONGHAIR
luxuriated in
the buff
—and loved
dressing up
always had a
boyfriend
(and wanted to
get
married)
alongside my
feminine—
ALONG THE WAY)—
thoroughly
explored my
masculine
(making some VERY questionable choices
was always immersed in the
arts
worked hard at perfecting my
‘pleasant
smile’
WAS considered to be
‘HIGHLY
SENSITIVE’
‘it smells weird - I’m cold - this carbonation is hurting
my mouth - everything is sticky - I want to go home’
AND at the end of the day,
simply COULDn’t
WAIT
TO GROW UP.
NOW THAT I'M OLDER, I
NOW THAT I'M OLDER, I
still want TO
MOTHER
am living my
LONG HAIR
dreams
have (a lot of)
thoughts on
nudity—
and dressing
up
have loved deeply
(and remain hopeful of
a life mate)
continue to
explore my
masculine
alongside my
feminine
she/her
JEN
JENIFER
BELIEVE THAT
LIFE
ITSELF
IS THE GREATEST
MASTERPIECE
(AND CAN STILL PLAY
A MEAN SCALE)
that being
WHO YOU ARE
IS THE
ULTIMATE
SUPERPOWER
would like to think I’ve
perfected my
‘pleasant
smile’
WORK HARD TO accept & work *with* MY
‘HIGH
SENSITIVY’
LOSING GRACEFULLY
have been told by
have been told by
colleagues
teachers
mentors
friends
“You have good energy.”
“ Uncommon curiousity.”
“You’ve got range.”
AND HAVE 'FAILED' APLENTY
AND HAVE 'FAILED' APLENTY
AND YET—
at the end of the day,
WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE,
GENUINELY feel
THAT the
PARTIE'S
PARTIE'S
JUST
JUST
BEGUN
BEGUN
MaHARISHI MAHESH YOGI
ONCE SAID—
“knowledge is for action.
action is for achievement.
achievement is for fulfillment.”
‘and fulfillment is our birthright’
