An artist created a photo series about attachment styles, after a difficult breakup. It will make you rethink your own relationships.

Julia NaftulinMay 8, 2021, 03:55 IST

Sarah Bahbah

Sarah Bahbah is a visual artist known for her viral Instagram photo series.
Her latest, "Fool Me Twice," explores attachment styles, or how individuals relate to others based on their upbringings.
The series explains how childhood wounds can affect adult relationships and lead to misunderstandings.

Visual artist Sarah Bahbah is known for her viral Instagram-centric photo series.

Her latest dreamy, yet solemn, series "Fool Me Twice," delved into attachment styles, or the ways we form bonds with others based on our upbringings and childhood relationships, especially with our parents. The collection featured actors Noah Centineo and Alisha Boe.

Bahbah told Insider her art comes from her lived experiences with relationships, and "Fool Me Twice" was no different. It was born out of heartbreak, she said.

"[I was] trying to make sense of the end of a relationship that I was very hopeful about. I went into deep reflection for a few months," Bahbah told Insider.

During her post-breakup reflection period, Bahbah conceptualized "Fool Me Twice" around the theme of attachment styles. She released her first batch of photographs on Instagram on April 1.

Sarah Bahbah

During her post-breakup reflection period, Bahbah conceptualized "Fool Me Twice" around the theme of attachment styles. She released her first batch of photographs on Instagram on April 1.

In January 2020, Bahbah read the psychology book "Attached" by Amir Levine. It was then she realized she had an anxious attachment style.

Sarah Bahbah

With the realization that her attachment style influenced all of her romantic relationships, Bahbah decided to make the psychological concept the subject of her series.

Sarah Bahbah

Bahbah decided to keep the attachment styles of the two characters in "Fool Me Twice" hidden, so viewers had to use their own discretion to figure out who was the anxious attachment partner and who was the avoidant attachment partner.

Sarah Bahbah

Bahbah decided to keep the attachment styles of the two characters in "Fool Me Twice" hidden, so viewers had to use their own discretion to figure out who was the anxious attachment partner and who was the avoidant attachment partner.

Bahbah witnessed fans quarreling in the comments section with each new photo drop, arguing over which character had which attachment style.

Sarah Bahbah

Boe's character has an anxious attachment style, Bahbah said of her vision. At the same time, she understands why people were stumped.

Sarah Bahbah

People with an avoidant attachment style are often portrayed as cold-hearted or lacking emotion. Through Centineo's character, Bahbah wanted to show that avoidants also feel deeply, but express it differently.

Sarah Bahbah

People with an avoidant attachment style are often portrayed as cold-hearted or lacking emotion. Through Centineo's character, Bahbah wanted to show that avoidants also feel deeply, but express it differently.

According to Bahbah, her goal was never to paint either character as "bad." "They both still love each other. They just can't meet each other where they're at," she said.

Sarah Bahbah

According to Bahbah, her goal was never to paint either character as "bad." "They both still love each other. They just can't meet each other where they're at," she said.

Ultimately, Bahbah wants viewers to take away one message: "Rejection is never personal."

Sarah Bahbah

According to Bahbah, creating "Fool Me Twice" helped her heal

Sarah Bahbah

I quit processed foods for a month. It was time consuming and expensive, but it forced me into some healthier habits.

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An artist created a photo series about attachment styles, after a difficult breakup. It will make you rethink your own relationships.

During her post-breakup reflection period, Bahbah conceptualized "Fool Me Twice" around the theme of attachment styles. She released her first batch of photographs on Instagram on April 1.

In January 2020, Bahbah read the psychology book "Attached" by Amir Levine. It was then she realized she had an anxious attachment style.

With the realization that her attachment style influenced all of her romantic relationships, Bahbah decided to make the psychological concept the subject of her series.

Bahbah decided to keep the attachment styles of the two characters in "Fool Me Twice" hidden, so viewers had to use their own discretion to figure out who was the anxious attachment partner and who was the avoidant attachment partner.

Bahbah witnessed fans quarreling in the comments section with each new photo drop, arguing over which character had which attachment style.

Boe's character has an anxious attachment style, Bahbah said of her vision. At the same time, she understands why people were stumped.

People with an avoidant attachment style are often portrayed as cold-hearted or lacking emotion. Through Centineo's character, Bahbah wanted to show that avoidants also feel deeply, but express it differently.

According to Bahbah, her goal was never to paint either character as "bad." "They both still love each other. They just can't meet each other where they're at," she said.

Ultimately, Bahbah wants viewers to take away one message: "Rejection is never personal."

According to Bahbah, creating "Fool Me Twice" helped her heal