HAECKEL
2024
A realm to explore,
Revealing what was yet to be.
Revealing what was yet to be.
Inspiration
As a child, I was captivated by explorers, archaeologists, and historians. I was fascinated by the stories of those who ventured into the unknown, but I struggled -perhaps still do- to connect these interests to something that felt authentic to my artistic expression.
Years later, I watched Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams, and his questions about the "oldest cave painters" struck a chord with me. “Do they dream? Do they cry at night? What are their hopes?” These questions, though perhaps romanticized, led me to approach my work with a new sense of inquiry—one that sought to understand not just the physical, but the deeper emotional and cultural layers of human experience.
A few years after that, I read Kurt Vonnegut’s Galapagos. Vonnegut’s storytelling opened my eyes to a new way of looking at time, existence, and the flow of life. Instead of following a conventional timeline, his narrative stretched across vast expanses, shifting the boundaries of what was possible. This sense of fluidity in time and perspective encouraged me to embrace a more freeform approach to storytelling, unbound by the usual constraints of structure.
In this series, I created a realm shaped by these influences. Within this space, I take on the role of Ernst Haeckel, not as a scientist or observer, but as one who looks to uncover not what is, but what could be.
Years later, I watched Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams, and his questions about the "oldest cave painters" struck a chord with me. “Do they dream? Do they cry at night? What are their hopes?” These questions, though perhaps romanticized, led me to approach my work with a new sense of inquiry—one that sought to understand not just the physical, but the deeper emotional and cultural layers of human experience.
A few years after that, I read Kurt Vonnegut’s Galapagos. Vonnegut’s storytelling opened my eyes to a new way of looking at time, existence, and the flow of life. Instead of following a conventional timeline, his narrative stretched across vast expanses, shifting the boundaries of what was possible. This sense of fluidity in time and perspective encouraged me to embrace a more freeform approach to storytelling, unbound by the usual constraints of structure.
In this series, I created a realm shaped by these influences. Within this space, I take on the role of Ernst Haeckel, not as a scientist or observer, but as one who looks to uncover not what is, but what could be.
