Stars Burn Out

Stars Burn Out centers on a bandaged hand reaching toward a distant star, a symbol of desire and ambition that, from one angle, seems close enough to grasp, but from another, reveals its true distance. The surrounding planets represent the aspects of life we can control, but when we fixate on a single ideal or part of our life, we often neglect what lies within our reach. The bandages suggest the emotional and physical toll of striving for something impossible, while the illusion of proximity captures the deceptive nature of obsession: sometimes the things we desperately want are not always what’s meant for us.