Do you remember Brighton train station’s 'The Waiting Wall', where people sent in their innermost thoughts which were then displayed on a screen? The messages were, in most instances, totally heartbreaking. The ‘Last Message Received’ Tumblr was similar, asking people to send in the last ever message they'd received from a loved one. Again, absolutely heartwrenching.
The Unsent Project is a similar concept. Thought up by Rora Blue, a 19 year old artist from California, she sent out a prompt asking people to ‘State your first loves name and tell me what you would tell them if you sent them a text message. Also include the colour that you think of when you think of your first love’.
Her initial request received around 2,000 entries which she used to create an art installation but the project hasn't stopped there and she now has over 26,000 entries. And counting.
The idea, she says, of asking people to pick a colour which represents their first love was to ‘find out what color most people see love in’ and she was ‘pleasantly surprised to find that love is seen in the full spectrum of colour’.
As expected, a lot of the messages are wistful longings for the past and what could have been, whilst others are angry. Regardless, they're reminders of how impactful that relationship is, after all, everyone remembers their first love, don't they?
If you reckon you can handle seeing more (brace yourself), follow Rora’s Instagram account or check out the #unsentproject hashtag.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.