"The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas." Inspired by this quote in the novel Demian by Hermann Hesse, Growing Pain is a costume project that depicts the struggle of growing up and accepting the coexistence of good and evil through the context of a dance performance.

The front view of a woman wearing a costume that resembles a bird hatching out of an egg.

The back view of a woman wearing a costume that resembles a bird hatching out of an egg.

Close up of a woman wearing a costume that resembles a bird hatching out of an egg. Her back is shown which emphasises the wings.

Growing Pain

"The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas." Inspired by this quote in the novel Demian by Hermann Hesse, Growing Pain </e...

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Growing Pain