What Persists
Series III, 2026
Belongingness
Now more than ever, divisiveness has become a byproduct of being online all the time, creating an epidemic of loneliness everywhere. The ease in which we are able to stay connected with others through our devices is an ironic fragment of how disconnected people are becoming.
But at the core of our humanity, it's important to remember we are all part of a whole.
Each small piece in this third series of What Persists represents a virtue in seeking and contributing to the fellowships around us. These are strength, desire, autonomy, change, passion, survival, community, and patience.
Nobody’s designed to live without a tribe. We were not meant to face problems, challenges, and trauma alone; we need not carry burdens that pose too heavy for a single spine to carry, despite how resilient and headstrong we can be.
And now more than ever, where machines have started becoming surrogates for us and online culture has rallied communities into polarities, we as a species must make a conscious and intentional effort to remind each other what makes us human: the feeling of being autonomous individuals who are part of a bigger, interconnected society.
Series III, 2026
Belongingness
Now more than ever, divisiveness has become a byproduct of being online all the time, creating an epidemic of loneliness everywhere. The ease in which we are able to stay connected with others through our devices is an ironic fragment of how disconnected people are becoming.
But at the core of our humanity, it's important to remember we are all part of a whole.
Each small piece in this third series of What Persists represents a virtue in seeking and contributing to the fellowships around us. These are strength, desire, autonomy, change, passion, survival, community, and patience.
Nobody’s designed to live without a tribe. We were not meant to face problems, challenges, and trauma alone; we need not carry burdens that pose too heavy for a single spine to carry, despite how resilient and headstrong we can be.
And now more than ever, where machines have started becoming surrogates for us and online culture has rallied communities into polarities, we as a species must make a conscious and intentional effort to remind each other what makes us human: the feeling of being autonomous individuals who are part of a bigger, interconnected society.