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Existential proof
How can it be that … who I am didn’t exist before I came to be, and that, someday … who I am will no longer be …? Peter Handke’s Song of Childhood I’ve shared some thoughts on the idea of “being”. But by discussing my being, the notion of authenticity appears – how can you…
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Ego Sum
Ich bin. Je suis. I am. An artist’s work is, in essence, a declaration of existence – both physically and metaphorically. It’s Cartesian. Only it’s not “I think…”, it’s “I create therefore I am”. This assertion of being, and every creative act, occurs over time, in discrete locations (aka space-time). How can we use that…
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Measurement
It’s easy to believe that we have discovered all the main art forms already – that everything now will just be versions of what exists. I disagree and think there are many new avenues to explore – space-time being only one. I am purposely avoiding the work of Einstein, Schrödinger, Heisenberg and many others. I’m…
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Transients
As I’ve gotten older I’ve started to ask the question – what can anyone truly own? What is even worth owning and why? It occurred to me that you could, with some imagination, lay claim to the space + time (space-time) that you occupy at any given moment. Every second of a day, you are…
psemme 