Recently I was asked in an email about the inspiration for my work. This made me think; I felt like I had to dig a little deeper, also to clarify this question for myself. I then expanded the question questioning my motivation for doing what I do.
I believe that we are living in two worlds – one is the visible, material world that surrounds us and makes us struggle at times, the other is the invisible true nature of things, which is beauty, and on a deeper level, Love. My goal is to make the inherent beauty of all things more visible in my art; to bring out a deeper vision and understanding of the underlying mystery of things.
For this goal, I utilize the various techniques that image editing gives us, and constantly try to evolve my working style. While some people may argue that my edited photographs are not a true representation of reality and therefore fake or just creating illusions, I believe that they do try to represent a certain reality – just a reality which is invisible to the eye.
“On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux” (Antoine de Saint-Éxupery)
Jim Thompson was an American adventurer, secret service officer and business man who stayed in Thailand after the second world war to create his fortune, revolutionizing the Thai textile and silk industry in the process.