Diptych Concept

The overall concept for my Diptych is academic pressure on college students. I want to create a photo that depicts the heaviness of stress students have to carry every day. Not only is college academically tough, but there are also high expectations as well from friends and family. Everyone wants to be successful, but when there seems to be never-ending homework, exams, and projects, it’s difficult to always be so motivated. Over time, overworking turns into burning out. The once intriguing idea of learning now becomes dull and lifeless. It is merely a task, a to-do list checklist. We, as students, want good grades, social life, and to pursue a career we love. This unrealistic perfection is what causes many students to deviate from their true selves. To be simply put, school is stressful. Sometimes assignments are due, so we sleep late. We’re constantly running our lives through the 11:59 deadline. When does it end? After graduation?

I would like one image to show how it might look like from the outside, and the second picture to show all the baggage we carry mentally.  

I want to create photos that consist of tension and contrast in color in a way that you can feel the pressure too. I plan to take photos of textbooks and stationery supplies. I would specifically like this to be in a classroom setting, but it is vague enough to not be related to NYU. With photoshop, I want to show the heaviness and pressure of it all. The school work, the expectation, the struggle, and future endeavors.