responsibility

I think right now, my responsibility as an artist is to show people the significance of the mundane, not necessarily because it actually is significant, but to call attention to the fact that meaning is something we project onto the things of life. Meaning can exist anywhere, within anything, so long as we continue to open ourselves to the possibility of it. I find meaning in the possible connections between objects, places, actions--there has always been this orgasmic "aha!" moment when I see two things and realize they share something, whether or not what they share makes sense. It's free-association, just neural cross-wiring, and it motivates me to keep going. It fuels the passion that makes me excited to exist, even if only for a second or an evening. Right now, my responsibility lies in sharing this way of viewing the world in an attempt to make others excited about life. If enough of this happens, there will be enough passion and curiosity to power our survival, whether that survival is physical (in that our biological species will continue to grow and travel) or it resides within our accomplishments and expressions.



As a side note, if you're interested in neuroscience there's this amazing lecture that delves into the neurophisiology of art, the possible biological/electrical reasons why art exists for us humans. It's extremely fascinating, and I think every artist would benefit from reading :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/lecture3.shtml