by Gracyn Applegate

For my investigation, I explored the question: "How are individuals connected throughout history?". To answer this, I combined images from historic places in both their past and present states, using contrast of color and transparency. Not only this, but I made a point to create a broken and somewhat unaware connection between individuals in both realms, from walkers to bikers to car-drivers to explorers. This was to highlight the idea that the current generation walks through their lives -- and destinations -- with ignorance of the fights for freedom and flees from devastation that occurred in otherwise ordinary places. The world has lost its appreciation for history in its fast-paced race towards evolution. While an admirable mindset, the sacredness of the events that brought us to our current state must not be lost.

The above images in order:

- 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 (Andes Mountains)

- 1970: Ancash Earthquake (Peru)

- 1948: WWII Candy Bomber (Germany)

- 1944: D-Day (France)

- 1929-1933: Great Depression (USA)

- 1945: Bombing of Hiroshima (Japan)

- 1978: Jonestown Massacre (Guyana)

- 2011: Joplin Tornado (USA)

- 1930: Salt March (India)

- Any high school shooting in history, for there have sadly been far too many to specify

- 1965: Selma Marches (USA)

- 1989: Tiananmen Square Protest (China)

- 1912: Sinking of the Titanic (Atlantic Ocean)

- 2001: Attacks of 9/11 (USA)

I encourage you to research any of the above events if you are unaware of its occurrence, or even your connection to it. After all, nobody is exempt from history...