What are Obsessions?
Are they Healthy or Diseased?
Are they Recreational or Addictive?
Do they Generate Focus? or Clog our Thinking?
Do they Empower? or Overpower?
Mankind has evolved over the years and it has taken some obsessive humans to get to where we are now. The following postcards depict some human obsessions which have helped us evolve, and thrive as Earth's dominant species.
Obsession of Curiosity
I gaze
lost in astronomic experience
defining reality.
Curiosity deals with the desire to know more. Stargazing is one of those thought provoking obsessions which has lead us to a better understanding of the infinite universe that we reside in.
The artwork was screen printed and the text letter pressed on black coated 'Plike' paper stock
Obsession of Exploitation
I exploit
possibilities profitable
sourcing need/want
Exploitation deals with fully utilizing and deriving benefit from a resource. It has been the key to mankind’s survival and evolution.
The text is letterpressed in a repetitive manner as a fill. The paper stock used was manually created by sticking layers of old newspapers.
The text is letterpressed in a repetitive manner as a fill. The paper stock used was manually created by sticking layers of old newspapers.
Obsession of Problem Solving
Problem solving deals with the desire to reach a definite ‘goal’ from a present condition. The maze, having only one path between entry and exit, tests the viewer's patience leaving them with a relatable experience of solving a problem.
The artwork was screen printed onto white, 'Orange Peel' textured paper stock.
The artwork was screen printed onto white, 'Orange Peel' textured paper stock.
Obsession of Order out of Chaos
Order in Chaos deals with the creation of a logical breakdown and understanding of chaotic elements. This obsession helps nurture growth, but in excess, yields chaos itself. The letterpressed indents and slits in the paper propose a transformative potential which, upon folding appropriately, portrays the creation of order out of chaos.
This artwork is screen printed and the fold marks letterpressed onto white cotton based 'Wild' paper stock.
This artwork is screen printed and the fold marks letterpressed onto white cotton based 'Wild' paper stock.
