An introduction to all of this, why and what the project is.
Early 2024 I became obsessed with the signer Laufey and her album Everything I Know About Love, especially her lead song Falling Behind. Listening to it on repeat left me with a thought that I haven’t been able-to escape since. I understand her feelings of not falling in love and even watching those around you finding others and being alone, but I do not dream of the romance she so beautifully sings of.
I’m only getting older
Laufey – Falling Behind
I’ve never had a shoulder to cry on
Someone to call mine
Everybody’s falling in love
And I’m falling behind
Why?
I wrote my thoughts down initially clumsily on my notes app (dated May 31 2024). To summarise: I never thought to embrace the idea of romance, it has always been a concept that has eluded me.
As the concept took more of my attention I decided that it would be a good idea to make something of it. Turn my questions and point of view into something tangible, hopefully a piece (or several) of art.
The process will involve the taking of notes, gathering references, mind mapping and experimentation until I find a spot and angle that I am happy with. I want to keep the initial tension of my point of view, being someone who is not overly invested in my own romantic and sexual life – not sharing the same dreams that Laufey expressed in Everything I Know About Love and wants to understand more about what it is like sitting there and why I remain there
Xavierverse 