Bianca Misterio
graphic design // bmisteri.myportfolio.comThe Garden
Taking place in the post-apocalyptic US state of Virginia, “The Garden” is a character-driven story surrounding the conflict between main protagonist Eden and her broken friendship with another survivor named Delilah told through animatics. Amid the COVID quarantine lockdown, I began writing this story as a means of coping with the heartbreak of a childhood friendship ending in flames. “The Garden” analyzes human nature through the drastic setting that its characters are put in, and the difficulties of forgiveness are on display through interpersonal conflicts between the protagonists and antagonists. It explores themes of trust and betrayal using magical realism. This series was created as a love letter to my high school self, who needed to see that the people around her didn’t always want to hurt her. People can be kind, even if the world itself is burning.
