Unhurried
A book composed of photographs that
captures the feeling of hurry and rest.
Editorial Design | Photography
Project Summary
Have you ever noticed the standard response when asking how someone is doing: Good, but busy. Why are we always busy? Is it because culture is wired that way? Because we get our sense of belonging and our identity from working? Or simply because running gives us the illusion of being more successfull? Does more work equal more importance? This project tries to answer all these questions in the form of photography. But the reader is encouraged to look for answers themselves.
Services
Editorial Design
Photography
Editorial Design
Photography
Completed
Student project
Fall 2022
Student project
Fall 2022
Unhurried: moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency.
Hurry is seen as something normal, something deeply woven into society. If you want to make it, keep yourself busy. You are never enough, keep going. Do everything you can to accomplish your goals. But what if this has a destructive effect on us? What if we are not made to hurry? We don't live in the now anymore, we live in the past or the future. We don't even see the birds, the details, or the colors that make our city our home. We should start walking instead of running. Or even stopping. Sit on a bench and watch closely. Enjoy the morning glow and the misty weather. The cold and the warmth. Everything has something beautiful.
This book is a documentation of a two-week journey I took in my city, walking and capturing what I find valuable. My work is inspired by the book: Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, written by John Mark Comer. Let the book inspire you as well, slow down as you read and get to know my hometown in detail. You can beat hurry.
“Here’s my point: the solution to an overbusy life is not more time.
It’s to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters.”
- John Mark Comer
The chapters were formed based on the quotes. I printed everything that I collected so I could get out of my head and start working with my hands. My wall was my workspace.
