“I’m not a massive fan of the idea of “expression” in art. Increasingly, I side with Stravinsky when he said “music [or in this case art] is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all”.
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“I’m not a massive fan of the idea of “expression” in art. Increasingly, I side with Stravinsky when he said “music [or in this case art] is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all”.
Read More“In being introverts by nature, we find in art a way to communicate our messages to the world. Through art, we discovered we have a place in a world we never really felt we belonged to.”
Read More“Sometimes, seeing the stunning reflection of light in the windshield of a passing car may turn out to be the most beautiful thing that will happen to us in the most unexpected moment. We have to be watchful and keep our eyes wide open.”
Read More“In this mode, you can play only one note, but this one note comes really from within yourself and it just works… nothing is missing, because you are totally authentic… these are the moments I always strive to reach…”
Read More“The vulnerability you show as an artist should be a bridge that listeners can reach you by… If you can stand in front of the world and admit to your own powerlessness, it’s like a baptism in a way.”
Read More“Maybe if all my memories were erased, I would be the kind of artist I am? One who spends every day looking at family photographs for evidence of life’s details and trying to close the gap of time.”
Read More“The very atmosphere that I try to create in my practice – things coming and going, feelings of temporality. That emotion you are feeling in the now that will inevitably pass…”
Read More“In my 10-year industry experience I have never worked with a black photographer and that speaks volumes…”
Read More“Art truly saved my life; I owe everything to it. Allowing myself to be vulnerable at that time is what kept me alive, I channelled it even in that state. Vulnerability can shift into power.”
Read More“I was thinking about what it means to be lost but still know where you are; am I emotionally lost, does being lost imply distance? Is the tool I’m using the find my way actually making me more lost?”
Read More“Working with a human brain was a transformative and emotional experience. The images revealed themselves gradually… and the prints, although taken from a dead cross-section, seemed to expose a consciousness at work.”
Read More“I think simulation is interesting… simulating materials found in the real world for my art. I suppose it serves as a touchstone to reality, something that lets you ground yourself before getting lost.”
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