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When creative identity conflicts with authentic self

I love making art but hate being an artist because it feels like performing a version of myself I do not recognize

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social role of artist has become disconnected from the private act of making, creating exhausting performance of creativity rather than natural expression.

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