NILANGANA BANERJEE: 2 series The 'Selves' | The Lullaby
Lens Magazine|April 2022
The series Selves aims to artistically represent the psychological conflicts we face when we weigh ourselves based on socially determined of what is ideal and where we stand with the distorted and one-size that fits all defined.
NILANGANA BANERJEE: 2 series The 'Selves' | The Lullaby

'An Attempt Of Alliance' Nilangana Banerjee © All rights reserved.

THE 'SELVES'

Ons of the ideal self. It tries to capture the turmoil a person witnesses and sustains within oneself to decide who they want to be. It shows the dips and dilemmas of the self in determining the self. This, in turn, pinpoints the stereotypical realm of the society bred thinking toward the ideal concepts, considering anything perfect is always ideal. This series tries to reflect upon the protagonist's current state of self, which the person is highly dissatisfied with. It encompasses the struggles faced by the protagonist in deciding what the ideal self would be, or rather should be.

‘An Instrumental Moment’ Nilangana Banerjee © All rights reserved.

‘The Ideal Doormat!’ Nilangana Banerjee © All rights reserved.

The series tries to highlight the desperation within the protagonist to reach the ideal self and how this unsettling state of mind investigates a complete psychological breakdown, in turn causing the protagonist to lose both the current self and the ideal self. To signify the importance of the need to strike a balance, this series focuses primarily on the psychological craving of becoming a so-called ideal individual and the ber dissatisfaction with the existing self. However, it also focuses on the perilous side of the perfect, or the potential, and tries to run on the lines of the following quote: If you look for perfection, you will never be content.

– Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina).

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