Choices, Kiora Lessard, 2021
I enjoy living a carefree life; unfortunately, I can't always do that due to the path life has set me on, but I can tweak it a little. While creating this piece, I really enjoyed editing; so that was a lot of fun, but I actually lost my original chessboard so I got stuck for a bit trying to figure out what to do and how to convey my message. Fortunately, it worked out in the end and I was able to improvise.
This photo to me is something that shares an unconventional way of thinking and living. All the pieces are there; but no board, no path, no rules. You know how to play it and what the rules are, but to take away the board is to live unrestrained and by one's own rules. I actually didn’t do much research about this. I got the idea by playing a few games of chess online then realizing I have a set that I could use and it was already attached to my original idea. How you play can be up to you. Life is a game. Play to your advantage.