Citrus Coil

"Citrus Coil" began with something small the way an orange peel curls in on itself when it dries. I watched it wrinkle and harden over days, forming a shape that felt strangely alive. It reminded me of people who hold everything inside: soft once, then slowly tightening, thinning, becoming fragile from the quiet weight of time. This photograph is not about the fruit. It's about what the peel becomes. A spiral of memory. A leftover warmth. A body curling to protect itself. I used natural light and a close, intimate frame to echo the emotion I felt when I saw the peel's form: a quiet collapse that is still somehow beautiful. The piece reflects the way care, routine, and exhaustion shape us. The way we age. The way we shed parts of ourselves. And how even the smallest forgotten object can hold its own story. "Citrus Coil" is my attempt to capture something simple and let it speak for the complicated the hidden tenderness, the slow wearing, the quiet strength that comes from holding on.