i fear what i've become
I say I’m an artist because it’s the closest word I have. But personally, the term seems a little untrue, like, calling the ocean “water.” -- I make things. Stories, drawings, conversations, spaces. Sometimes they become projects and sometimes they just pass through me. I try not to overthink about categorizing them too neatly but what I know is this: I am always trying to make meaning out of something that feels slightly out of reach. One of the greatest breakthroughs I’ve recently had is the topic on imagination. It had always been something I could not fully articulate for years, mostly because it had a stigma relating to delusion, hallucination, crazywildhysterical fantasy, etc. I always tried to find “safer” words that were digestible or having the least chance of getting misunderstood. Words like ‘creativity’ or ‘storytelling’ or ‘problem-solving’ could sit comfortably in a room full of people who only trust things that can be standardized and measured. Imagination leaks an...