She added to the outlet: “We’re on this planet and anything could happen, like the thing that just happened with Kobe [Bryant]? That was really a knife in the heart. Every moment is precious. And I think everyone has a fear of just not knowing what’s going to happen in the future, not knowing if you’re on the right path, not knowing if you’re making the right choices.”
Smith and Cole have also been exploring the struggle in their upcoming album, The Anxiety, which is where they got the idea for the art piece.
She explained: “We were like, ‘Wouldn’t it be so interesting if we could personify this experience? Starting from being scared and feeling alone and moving to a place of acceptance and joy? We understand this is a very sensitive subject, and we don’t want to be like, ‘Our experience is the experience.’ This is just us expressing our personal experience with this.
“This is not so that people are like, ‘Oooh!’ This is for awareness. The first thing we’re going to be writing on our title wall is something along the lines of: ‘The acceptance of one’s fears is the first step toward understanding.’ So, then you know this is on something real. This is for a real cause.”
The pair will release The Anxiety on Thursday, March 12, 2020, as soon as their 24-hour performance has finished.
