Emotions / Belonging

Screenshots of text based experiment, made with Texteditor. Personal project in which I explore what belonging, finding my place and being, means to me. Belonging plays an important role in my life for as long as I remember, not being able to describe what my roots are, or home is. I neither feel Dutch nor Curaçaoan, grappling with/between both cultures.

I prefer just to be Lydienne. But still I struggle to tell who Lydienne is and what she stands for. Navigating these questions engage my mind, dreams and emotions, but don’t turn into a burden, nightmares, or depression. They help me shape Lydienne. I have started to get the feeling that not belonging is part of (what shapes) being me, and that’s okay.