Climate Change Denial
This is me talking through my convictions, while holding on to the doubt that many have against climate change. Trying to pull back from declarative statements into the territory of my personal opinion and observations.
The work I make is often confusing because I am often confused about my intentions. I wish it weren’t so, but it simply is. My work reflects me. So here I am, stuck between action and inaction. That is to say, the in-action of a reclusive painter or action of an activist (or Socially Engaged Artist). In my belief of a changing environment, is it enough for me to simply document the destruction. I have accepted for a long time that the only way to correct the trajectory, that I believe our civilization is heading towards, is through political reform. However, the fact that I accept this as the only true answer absolves me any responsibility. Is that fair to the beliefs that I hold? Is my desire to retreat into painting a form of denial? How can I exploit this?
This is me talking through my convictions, while holding on to the doubt that many have against climate change. Trying to pull back from declarative statements into the territory of my personal opinion and observations.
The work I make is often confusing because I am often confused about my intentions. I wish it weren’t so, but it simply is. My work reflects me. So here I am, stuck between action and inaction. That is to say, the in-action of a reclusive painter or action of an activist (or Socially Engaged Artist). In my belief of a changing environment, is it enough for me to simply document the destruction. I have accepted for a long time that the only way to correct the trajectory, that I believe our civilization is heading towards, is through political reform. However, the fact that I accept this as the only true answer absolves me any responsibility. Is that fair to the beliefs that I hold? Is my desire to retreat into painting a form of denial? How can I exploit this?
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