RAW is a poetic photographic collection by Vanessa Van Houten featuring 71 portraits and handwritten reflections of individuals revisiting moments of personal loss, spanning her journey from Melbourne to Jakarta. Born out of the artist's own struggle with isolation and lost identity, the project acts as a gentle metaphor and a haiku-like melody that illuminates the hidden depths of the human condition. By capturing subjects quietly immersed in deep recollection, the series honors human vulnerability and resilience, proving that our shared experiences of grief and memory are precisely what connect us across cultures and unite us in our common humanity.