Para existir via su "habitus"
Vetrolan: an existence of sub-rational norms
What is essentialism?
There's a creeping sense of feeling like a subhuman drone as we become victims, ground down by the illusion of progress. As such, there is tension: Do we lose ourselves in a haze of nostalgia? Do we fret about the present as we keep a tally of the things we lose? Or do we pursue new norms?
Meditating on authenticity and the intangible
How does one reach out?
Speech itself is a poor tool with which to communicate authentically. We often construct narratives about ourselves and the world around us that we then believe to be true. Furthermore, our memories lie to us about our past, and the senses deceive us about our present, attempting to obscure the mind in a comfortable simulation of pleasure.
So, the craftwork presented here, therefore is an attempt at a communique; an expression without words to break through this facade.
Self-commodification and the gig economy
Would I say that I am fortunate that others have shown interest in my work and its development over time? I am conflicted.
On the one hand, output, in it's economic sense, is the way I can express my value. But, in a personal sense, it too affects my self worth
as a human being.
I don't know if I will ever resolve the issues as they present themselves
to me.
However, to those who have offered me a lifeline: Thank you.
- Luis Papo Rodriguez