Taking it Slow

Taking it Slow

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Charlotte Dodd

I am an student studying Liberal Arts with an interest in making Wellbeing accessible for everyone, not just the most privileged, by removing systemic injustices. I often choose to present my work in art forms as this questions the inaccessibility of academia.

About the Project

The person in the bubble represents someone trying to be Slow and peaceful but their ‘Slow’ bubble is cracked by many factors outside of their control preventing them from choosing their own pace. As highlighted by the title “Take your time”, there is an assumption within the Slow Movement, and wider wellbeing industry, that individuals are able to take ownership of their time by being slow without being physically slow. However, as well as being challenging, since our bodies and minds are intricately interconnected, this puts responsibility on individuals rather than environments.In reality, being able to choose your pace is a privilege that simply is not available to most of the global population due to external factors.

The images of things that you would consider to be anti-slow immediately being presented alongside deeper elements, which pose much greater challenges to people living according to their tempo giusto (structural violences), reminds people that there are a multitude of factors influencing someone’s ability to choose their pace and, therefore, their wellbeing.