(RO)alty, 2018, 2023

This is a portrait of an empath. They oftentimes are consumed by the energies and emotions of others.

It is true that the life of an empath can be suffering with the pain and anger of others. It is also the deep celebration of shared joy and elation. The empath experiences the deeper truth and complexities of the human condition through emotion & energy.

Ro has found the compassion and endurance to carry others emotions and then allow them to flow through and release from their body. Her healing medium through which this process is possible is through singing to herself and praying. If an empath does not have an outlet like this, their bodies may store and continue to be affected by other’s emotion for a long time.