The series "Slacker" originates from an exhaustive photographic journal I've maintain since 2012. It rejects the idea that consciousness directs life, emphasizing life's impact on creativity. It explores how experiences, from cultural influences to altered states of mind, shape perceptions and artistic expression. This approach views art as an organic outgrowth of lived experiences, challenging conventional notions that prioritize abstract concepts over authentic creativity.
It is 2 minute spnapshot documentary, nothing is set-up but recreated just after I see the photo apper, employing colored flash to create a hyper-real effect that exposes its artificiality. By revealing this artifice, it critiques societal false consciousness and denounces the hypocrisy of photography, explicitly alluding to its constructed nature. The flash in my work serves as a critique of photography's claim to truth, exposing its inherent falsity and enhancing its hyper-real quality as a naked lie.
My practice aim recreates a playground that transcends. it symbolizes a judgment-free third space where genuine reality can freely manifest. This concept encompasses both physical and mental realms, fostering a liberated and inclusive environment for creativity and exploration. Embracing natural elements and spontaneity through photographing weather, playing with grains of sand, water droplets, or snowflakes is central.
The aim behind transforming myself to experience the transformation of my art, adopting nomadism, or living in a housetruck stems from a deeply anti-productivist ethos: it resists the urge to provoke reality for art's sake, rejecting boundaries that separate artistic practice from daily life experiences.
