JOE HULL FOUNDATION ART

When looking into the theme of identity in-depth I found a question that kept reoccurring in my mind was: 'Are we defined by our fears?' I found the concept interesting, as when we were asked to ask each other personal questions, one that we asked each other was, 'what are you scared of?' However when I am asked this question I can never answer seriously, usually I will say 'spiders' because that is a less existential fear that is probably less revealing about me than the things I am truly scared of. The more I verbalize my fears, the more worried I am that they will define me. One thing I am scared of is talking to people as my shyness is something that I've struggled with my whole life, but have always been working on. I try to push myself into social situations even when I feel apprehensive about them, because I've been taught to always push myself and not let my anxieties define me or my actions. However, I would still say that the resulting shy...