Feature Artist: Izzy Cohan

Happy Monday Gould Academy! Final week before exams, then vacation, so let's finish strong. My portion of this post will be minimal, as today I introduce to you The Cupola's first feature artist contributor: Izzy Cohan. Mr. Cohan is a senior here at the academy, and has submitted an interesting personal comment on self-image as well as a photographic representation of his words.

ARMOR

We hide underneath a facade of armor. The armor is built up of an image, an image we display because thats what society implies. Just like a photograph, our image is made up of pixels. Each pixel is something we believe to be acceptable by modern society. These pixels are built up of false identity that we steal, subconsciously, or consciously. It could be a new look, or it could be an attitude that is popular among the people our age. What ever makes up your pixels it is not you, it is the facade you use because you are scarred to come out from behind the armor and show your true self.