Caleb Fairbanks self portrait

Everyone sees people. Just different pieces.

Artist message: I have gotten to know people at a good time in their life and they're good people. Then They get into a relationship, or get a job or a nice car and they change. I know this because i became one of those people. About a year and a half ago i got into a relationship. After about six months of this relationship i realized i didn't like who i was. I was rude, cocky and out of order, and i knew people saw it. I pushed the idea out of my head however. After a year i realized my relationship had went very wrong. I found out she was lying about very extreme things, things that were the main reason for my relationship still existing and stuff that was very bad. At that time i knew i had to get out, she would ruin my life, she would ruin my chances with The Marines and any chance of being happy. I saw what had happened the relationships i had ruined, friends and even family. I have worked. and worked. and worked. to get these people to give me a second chance and i don't blame a single person who hasn't given me another shot. So people see me, but the one's that know the real me, the one that doesn't just joke his way around a real conversation to avoid discomfort see the real and full me. They know why i got out, why the Marines mean so much to me and why that relationship almost killed a lot of my life, which adds another layer of depth.

One Pager: Self Portrait project

Average people in the United States seem to have a belief that a person has the same personality throughout life. People believe that who you are when you are young will dictate what/ who you will become. Basically if you are a good person, you will continue to be a good person you’re whole life, and the same for bad people or criminals.

            In the invisibilia podcast, Alex Spiegel talks about what she first thought of her idea to introduce TED talks into prisons. The first person she met was Dan, they seemed to get along and he seemed like a good guy, she later searched him up and found he was a convicted rapist. Her first thought about Dan was that for someone “to commit a terrible crime there must be something wrong with you.” This was caused by her initial bias about personality. She later learns that “What makes us, us isn’t always just our past personality". Another personality bias was discussed in the "Higher Education" article. Coach talks about how people change and that's why "Coach always gave second chances." Both sources show that personality should not be viewed as it is, as a set thing.
   I think that personalities can change. I'm a good example of how people can change. i've changed from someone who cared about all people and someone who tried to help everyone because i cared. Until i got into a relationship and became self centered. i stopped caring about others, i lost friends, even family because of the relationship. And now i am in the process of getting back to my old self.