“Delusions” at the Rox Gallery was definitely a different experience from the other exhibitions we went to. However, I really liked this gallery because all of the pieces together were different from what we normally saw. In fact, this gallery featured pop art and surrealism, two types of art that, together, are pretty amazing. However, the one piece of art, or rather four pieces, that interested me were located downstairs. You all probably saw the pictures of the leaves downstairs. For some reason, I was just engrossed in those images. At first, I thought, “These are photos of the same leaf, only with different colors. What is so great about it?” But then, it hit me that these photos were not the same leaves in different colors. No, in fact, these photos were showing the stages of the leaves. First a leaf in spring is a bright green. Then as summer ends and autumn comes around, the leaf turns red, orange, and eventually the leaves become multicolored. Eventually the leaves start falling from trees and the trees become bare, with no leaves. This leads to the last picture, the picture of the black leaf. When the leaf hits the floor, it degrades and loses its color. The cycle then repeats again when the weather changes from winter to spring. These photos caught my eye because it reminded me of the circle of life. A leaf is “born” in spring and has a green color; it “grows up” during autumn and becomes multicolored. The leaf goes through a lot of color changes. Finally it withers and “dies” in winter. Something as simple as leaves can be used to show how despite everything coming to an end, there are also new beginnings. Besides, since we are in the season of autumn (though it does not feel like autumn haha), we should appreciate all autumn has to offer, which includes nature and the different colors of the leaves because in about a couple of months, they will all be gone.