It was a comment from Jos that brought this piece into clear view. Jos said, “What is the totem? The 2CV or the load on the top?” His question was not a question, but a realization, a proclamation. In some way a trap as well. I responded, “Thanks...
The history of zero is fairly recent. Recent because zero wasn’t needed for the most part. Counting was important to civilization, but the idea of nothing wasn’t, in fact psychologically zero implied nothingness, a state that was generally feared by many cultures. In India however,...
Life isn’t perfect. There is strife, famine, natural disasters, greed and selfishness. People are prejudice and have misconceptions that affect their relationships. We are often tempted, prone to addiction, have bad tendencies that corrupt decisions and make for unhealthy choices. I’ll say it again, life isn’t perfect...
The Totem is a conceptual art series that proposes a new formulation of the origins of the cosmos. It supposes that just as matter eventually emerged from the Big Bang, a timeless mind was always there, in concert with the formation. Beyond this, as the...
Science describes the world as a quantifiable object, logical, coherent, applicable to measurement and available to be modelled and verified. On the other hand, we know the world within a personal framework of experience, more than an ‘object’. This is because we experience things that are not...
Mind from matter - the ultimate mystery. And from whatever point you choose to view it, its poetry will captivate. Science tells us that matter is all atoms - electrons, protons and neutrons, which is perfectly reasonable and testable. And yet, there is still poetry. You...
Objects reflected in water depend upon where they are located in the horizontal plane. In the image, the Totem is above the woman's head in the distance. However, the reflection of the Totem is close to her chin....
Knowing Water Human-generated energy like microwaves, sound waves, even brain waves can affect the molecular structure of water. Of course, water will always be H20, but how hydrogen bonds in water can be susceptible to outside influence. The structures of hydrogen bonds seem to remember and express...
The perfection of a circle The circle symbolizes spirituality, completeness, wholesomeness, and balance. It has come to represent totality, infinity and perfection. The circle feels deeply familiar and somehow representing life in general. However, a circle is an abstraction. Its ‘perfection’ is illusory. For 4000 years the...
What is behind the Totem? The Totem is analogous to a time capsule, where memories are conserved for future generations to learn and benefit from. But different from a capsule, the Totem represents a psychic entity instead. One that stores and maintains a collection of human...