Child driving a toy car, 1930, Unidentified, Flickr, State Library of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Go Ahead, 2025, Andrew R. Codeman, Free Music Archive, is licensed by CC BY 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The image of a young girl in sunglasses, ready to move forward in her toy car, paired with the upbeat synth/dance music evokes a hopeful inevitableness that we’ve all felt in our youth, and also when watching young children as they move through each stage of life. More than this, though, it’s a reminder that we all face a future whose pace of technological expansion increases by the day. We ALL rush forward into an unknown future, whether we like it or not. The music doesn’t stop. Hopefully, we can put on the shades and steady ourselves optimistically with both hands on the wheel, like this young one. Ready, set…..goooooo!
fast forward, 2026, Karen Jesina, with image from the State Library of Queensland, is licensed by CC BY 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
