Form

This is an organic exploration of masculinity, solitude, and the construct of the body. With this piece, I used my lens as a window for others to look through and discover who they are. The movement of the human body simply exists. The essence of us can be detached to the simplest form. At the same time, I want the viewer to develop their own comprehensive understanding of what they see. The “ability to look deeply is the root of creativity” (Rick Rubin). Who am I to tell you what you are looking at?I try to engage in artistic practice in my works and in everything I do. You are either living as an artist or you are not. In one of my favorite books, “The Creative Act: A Way of Being,” the author Rick Rubin shares his perception of creativity. He says, “The goal is not to fit in. If anything, it’s to amplify the differences, what doesn’t fit, the special characteristics unique to how you see the world. Instead of sounding like others, value your own voice and develop it". Art is a form of communication, and often times it shares what cannot be said.

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Today I was asked what my passion was

God used people’s hands to write His book. He called people to write. From the beginning of time, God gave people a tool to write with and something to write on. “Write all this down,” He said. “You’re going to want to remember this later.”And Jesus. He spoke- gave speeches and sermons and commands- but Jesus taught by telling stories. Wherever He went, he gathered the crowd and told them these parables. These stories that told beautiful lessons and had characters and settings and actions. These stories that were able to get people to understand even just a fraction of what He wanted to get across.And Paul. He wrote letters. When he was bored in prison, he took out his scroll and he started writing. Letters got him through it. He wrote because that was all he had. He wrote these letters that people still read today- that hold so much in so little words. He wrote and he wrote and he wrote, and he never got tired of it.

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No to two ways-

The inspiration behind this piece was fueled by creative curiosity and friendship. The three creators of this piece, Brant Perry, Charlie Desgagne, and Nate Karney, all call the Chicago area their place of origin and home despite all of us relocating to different cities in North America. We found ourselves all back in this familiar place on a November weekend with nothing to do. In retaliation, one of us proposed that we rent a Bolex for the weekend and explore the magic that is celluloid film in a format that was unfamiliar to us, 16mm. Thus, the idea was born, and we were off. We quickly recognized the constraints that we faced, little time, little

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