The title of this project is ” The Invisible Hands”. The societal issue I want to express is the continuous anxiety and stress of the working class-young and middle aged adults- as of pressure in life and careers. Just like invisible hands, this pressure isn’t physical, but exploits people’s mentality, an emotional toll. Societal pressure of finance-student debts, job environments, loans, and meager wages- all leave no breathing space to slow down the fast paced life which they experience. With the overall millennial generation being the first to officially obtain access to the internet and cellular devices, they coincided with the burst of higher expectations and competition, creating a perfect storm for rising stress and pressure in pursuit of success and a healthy life.

While focusing on how cellphones and technology creates anxiety for teens, people have seemingly forgotten the impact the new century brought to the working class and their rising stress over time. By documenting this set of images, my audience will gain a deeper understanding of this harsh reality adults experience in modern life. I wish to let my audience feel the helplessness such groups feel, emphasizing the emotions of isolation, exhaustion, showing the load and overwhelm that the ordinary person goes through in their everyday lives. Being ordinary shouldn’t be an excuse to be lurking in the shadows and staying of unimportance. While looking at my photos, I want the audience to show empathy and understanding of such hardships to make this social issue visible by all.

In my documentation, I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking at photos which show such emotions through postures and gestures which express emotional overload and exhaustion. I plan on using red colored lighting to show anxiety and possibly blue to show inner struggles trying to balance work and life. Using shadows with a high contrast compared to the overall lighting will also express this emotion.