For me it's always important to make work that is in some way related to my on experiences (second-hand experiences included). Recently, most of my ideas have come from stories that have been told by an older generation of gay men. I'm able to relate and completely not understand the specific event or experience simultaneously, as for my generation, an openness (a slight one) towards sexuality has emerged. The connection lies within the personal and social differences between my generation and prior generations. What's rich for me is the history: past (not my own); present (my experiences) and future (ritual/tradition) that I can create (or at least in parts).
There's a sort of reflection or moment that i'm interested in creating with my work. There's a balance between my own personal connection with a gay culture as a participant and critic while remembering my relationship to society in general
My process is how i've incorporated the relationship to myself and the topics of interested (mostly revolving around gay culture in relation to sexualty at large). I guess it informs my work as a sort of means to tell a story or highlight a moment. I'm not interested in a direct statement that allows me to choose a side, rather positioning a collection of ideas.
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