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ART MAKING IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND: IDENTITY, COMMUNICATION AND REFLECTION
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Identity, communication and (self-) reflection (or (self-) revelation) constitute three deeply interconnected rings of a single chain. Identity, which encompasses singularity and difference, represents a uniquely creative phenomenon in the universe. Communication, in turn, functions as the connecting element between the three rings. At its best, it results in human affection. The expression of affection leads to the formation of new or enhanced identities. The experience of affection in human communication generates, therefore, new territories of identity. In addition, the dynamic character of affection translates into a deeply (self-) revelatory or mirroring act, since the mutual expression of affection reveals one person to another. Together, communication and self-revelation play an important role in the formation of individual personhood. How much can these revelatory acts change or affect our individual character? Do only government leaders influence their respective societies? Is human history limited to a chronicle of international events? If so, in what way can individuals influence one another whilst interacting within an ultimately common world? Indeed, the generalized experience of war reminds all of us that we share a planet as well as a common humanity. Thus, those whom we have never seen and may never see in our lifetime may nonetheless affect our life forever. Occurrences such as war, peacetime and armed coups across the globe affect us directly in other ways, as evidenced in fuel, energy and gold prices. Moreover, our identity has been shaped by individuals living in earlier historical periods. Religion, for example, represents a significant legacy underlying the fundamental structure of our cultural and personal character. Identity, communication and (self-) revelation together create an ever more complex human web spanning the whole of human civilization. In a process dating plausibly from 2500 years ago, according to some sociologists, and more intensely so over the past 300 years, this process is presently becoming more directly interactive and globally participatory [1].
The ultimate objective of my artistic journey, to date, as seen in both the thesis and my artwork, has been to understand how human networks are formed and what their underlying structure is. More specifically, my work reflects my attempt to understand the meaning of network systems and, in particular, my role and position – as individual node – in this complex web, as well as the nature of my artistic task as an interpreter of this all-encompassing network. My work and thought stem from my belief that, in order to meaningfully apprehend significant aspects of our world, we must first attain a clear vision of ourselves.