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Feeling the true weight

This damn disease, it hovers over me like a relentless black cloud, a ceaseless reminder of the fight I’m in. Every day, I sit down to sift through the submissions, and the weight of this project smacks me in the face.


They keep coming in, these submissions, a flood of stories, each one a prep for editing, 3D modeling, and printing. Watching the stack of finished tiles grow is like watching a monster take shape. It’s a thrill laced with terror.


I need this project to matter. I need it to scream into the void and force people to listen. Each portrait, each story, it’s a slice of someone’s soul, a piece of a life that’s been locked in combat with ALS.


This thing has always been personal. But every day, I see it’s not just about the disease. With every new submission, I see different stories, different perspectives. The more I read, the more I see how we’re all different, yet we’re fighting the same damn war. The power of unity is unmistakable. It’s about us, all of us, fighting this beast. It’s about the ones battling now and those who’ve fallen but are still loved, still remembered. We’re building a monument that screams “fuck you” to this thief, and one day, we’ll take it back.


The process is brutal, but with each tile and flicker of light, I know we’re creating something with real power. But this is just the start. There’s more to do, more stories to tell, more light to shine. We have to keep pushing, make sure every voice is heard, every fight remembered.


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