“What is Confidence?”

“What is Confidence?”

Pearce recreated a photo from the most important event in his basketball carer — the ESPN College Slam Dunk Championship.

The artist wanted this piece made up of soccer balls, sneakers, plexiglass and basketballs to convey the complexities of confidence. Even at the top of your game, your confidence can waver. But to succeed, athletes have to appear confident, especially in times of adversity or uncertainty and where they have to rely on the practice they’ve put in.

Under the tinted helmet of this piece, there are clouds that signify Pearce battling the nervousness and surrendering to the skills he has developed for years. That directly contrasts his body among the stars on the outside.

Superpowers: 

• Using muscle memory to fight the feeling of nervousness 

• The ability to be vulnerable about wavering confidence

• Using momentum to create a sense of delusional confidence

• #theartofanathlete