Bassculture Islands No 3 | Page 17

M y go al w it h my n ewer ser i es wa s to b e m ore honest t han I was in my p revious s e r i e s. I wa nte d my wo r k to co n n ec t to me as an ar t ist. I gravit ate toward id eas ab out s c i e n ce, th e u n ive rs e, d rea ms, th e mi n d, exp er iences and analogies. I want to exp lore t h e s e i de a s f ro m my p erspec ti ve a n d personal connec t ion to t hem . I want to c reate my a l te r nate re al it y ; my hy br i ds w i th i n my own univer se. M y u s e o f d e t ail i s ba sed o n my bel i ef t hat I had some t yp e of OC D. M y t hought s co n sum e m e an d I a l so w r i te a l o t, bu t rep et it ively. I am ver y p ar t ic ular in my ways a n d at ti m e s I can be a bi t o f a per fec ti onist. The use of d et ail however, is not sp eci fi c a l l y li nk e d to any s e r i es. I h ave been do ing d et ail ser iously for t hree year s now an d i t h a s grown s i n ce t h e n . I i l l u strate th i s way b ec ause even t hough it c an b e t ime cons u mi n g, i t i s a s t re s s re li ever. I t pu ts me i n a t rance -like st ate where it elud es t he con ce p t o f ti me. I t al s o d istra c ts me f ro m my ra cing t hought s. Funny t hing is, I am not a nat u ra l l y pati e nt p e rs o n ; bu t my wo r k revea l s t he p at ience hid d en in me.