i caught myself in 2024.
trying to build an art tour around something i’ve always been taught to minimize
my tears.
growing up, my family could make me cry on demand.
“cry.” and it would come.
it became a joke. a party trick. a flaw.
but somewhere along the way, crying became my language.
i cry in sad movies.
i cry when i see people taken advantage of.
i cry for people who have less.
i cry when something is unfair.
i cry when something is beautiful.
my heart lives on the outside of my body.
always has.
this body of work was me finally coming to terms with that.
not trying to toughen up.
not trying to harden.
just letting tears exist without shame.
Cryon is about understanding that tears aren’t weakness.
they’re awareness.
they’re empathy.
they’re how i process a world that feels heavy and sacred at the same time.
a life built with tears
is still a life built with strength.