It is almost three years since my last post or any serious presence or activity on social media. The truth of which is that I did not miss the image-managing or social interaction. What I did miss was the opportunity to ponder out loud to an audience of none, or maybe one, if I am to count myself. I quit writing, creating and documenting my work in the public/online space because it was false and tedious. It felt forced and ridiculous to package myself for consumption; to speak to an imagined audience, who I hoped would find my projects/ideas interesting, engaging, fun or worthwhile enough to participate in or support. While, at the same time, projects were being cancelled, agreements were broken, concepts were "borrowed" and promising leads disappeared into the realm of ghosts. I also noticed that the desire for appreciation created an anxiety that was new to me, and that the lack of interest and engagement became disheartening and inspired despair. So, I just stopped. Because, it was/is more important for me to explore concepts and to develop ideas and understandings, than it is to pander for acceptance, appreciation or applause. Which may sound harsh, but it is true for me. I have decided to start documenting some of my past and current work in the next few months. It will be available here because I would like to pick up some interesting work and contribute to projects other than my own. Which means I need to maintain some sort of online presence. And, this is here, ready and waiting for me to begin... again.
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